Disability / Special Need
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Additional Steps
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| Visually impaired |
May be extremely reluctant to leave familiar surroundings when the request for evacuation comes from a stranger. A guide dog could become confused or disoriented in a disaster. People who are blind or partially sighted may have to depend on others to lead them, as well as their dog, to safety during a disaster.
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| Hearing impaired |
May need to make special arrangements to receive warnings.
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| Mobility impaired |
May need special assistance to get to a shelter.
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| Non-English speaking persons |
May need assistance planning for and responding to emergencies. Community and cultural groups may be able to help keep people informed.
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| People without vehicles |
May need to make arrangements for transportation.
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| People with special dietary needs |
Should take special precautions to have an adequate emergency food supply.
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| People with medical conditions |
Should know the location and availability of more than one facility if dependent on a dialysis machine or other life-sustaining equipment or treatment.
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| People with mental disability |
May need help responding to emergencies and getting to a shelter.
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| People with dementia |
May want to be registered in the Alzheimer's Association Safe Return Program
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