- Map Your Neighborhood
- Apps for Enhancing WEA Access
- Need to Know Information about Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
- Earthquake Preparedness Guide for People with Disabilities and Other Access or Functional Needs
- Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities
- The Prepared Lifestyle: How to Plan for Seasonal and Pandemic Flu and Other Emergencies
Map Your Neighborhood
Description: This worksheet includes the following: 1) steps to take immediately after a disaster to secure a home and neighborhood, 2) steps to find the skills each neighbor has that are useful when a disaster strikes, and 3) steps to create a neighborhood map of vulnerable individuals, as well as each natural gas meter and propane tank.
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Creation Date: N/A
Type of Product: worksheet
People Required: an individual can do it with the help and partnership of a community
Adaptation Needed: little to no adaptation
Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to urban areas
Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document
Funding: none needed for the guide
Staff Needed: some people may need assistance filling out guide; community members/volunteers required to map community hazards (propane & gas shut off)
Supplies: this guide
Technology: need this guide; can be printed
Alone/Group: can do it alone and/or in collaboration with neighborhood
Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none
Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 10
Practical As-Is for Implementation: great, easy-to-use
Apps for Enhancing WEA Access
Description: This infosheet about apps can be used to enhance wireless emergency alert access (e.g., message access such as with translating, responding to the messages, and links to download the apps).
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Creation Date: March 2017
Type of Product: infosheet; tips
People Required: individual
Adaptation Needed: some links may need to be updated
Rural Adaptations: applicable to smartphones, but depends on if an individual has a phone to receive the messages and has a service provider that provides WEA messages
Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document
Funding: none needed for the guide
Staff Needed: some people may need assistance downloading apps, learning to use technology
Supplies: smartphone
Technology: smartphone, internet connection
Alone/Group: done alone
Recruitment/Attrition Risk: may not be available in all rural areas
Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 11
Practical As-Is for Implementation: good, some apps/links may need updating; rural access concerns
Need to Know Information about Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
Description: An infosheet about wireless emergency alerts, which are free messages sent to cell phones (severe weather, AMBER alerts, etc.).
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Creation Date: May 2017
Type of Product: infosheet
People Required: individual
Adaptation Needed: need to update information based on technology updates
Rural Adaptations: applicable to smartphones, but depends on if an individual has a phone to receive the messages and has a service provider that provides WEA messages
Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document
Funding: none needed for the guide; requires money for phone/service provider
Staff Needed: some people may need assistance downloading apps, learning to use technology
Supplies: smartphone
Technology: smartphone, internet connection
Alone/Group: done alone
Recruitment/Attrition Risk: may need a more concrete how-to guide; readability
Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 11
Practical As-Is for Implementation: good, some links may need updating; rural access concerns
Earthquake Preparedness Guide for People with Disabilities and Other Access or Functional Needs
Description: This guide includes tips and resources to be prepared for an earthquake.
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Creation Date: September 2012
Type of Product: guide/how-to, resources, infosheet
People Required: individual
Adaptation Needed: some links may need to be updated
Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to urban areas
Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document
Funding: none needed for the guide
Staff Needed: some people may need assistance following the instructions in the guide
Supplies: this guide, suggested survival resources (e.g. water, flashlight, gloves)
Technology: guide and links are available online
Alone/Group: can do it alone and/or in collaboration with neighborhood
Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none
Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 9
Practical As-Is for Implementation: great, may need some link/resource updates
Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities
Description: This is a guide and checklist for individuals with disabilities to create an emergency plan.
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Creation Date: 2013
Type of Product: guide/how-to, infosheet
People Required: individual
Adaptation Needed: some links may need to be updated
Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to urban areas
Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document
Funding: none needed for the guide
Staff Needed: some people may need assistance following the instructions in the guide
Supplies: this guide, suggested survival resources (e.g. batteries, cane, gloves)
Technology: need this guide and other resources included and are available online; can be printed
Alone/Group: can do it alone and/or in collaboration with neighborhood
Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none
Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 11
Practical As-Is for Implementation: great, may need some link/resource updates
The Prepared Lifestyle: How to Plan for Seasonal and Pandemic Flu and Other Emergencies
Description: This guide includes an infosheet and checklist for both the general public and individuals with disabilities to plan for the seasonal flu, a pandemic flu, and other emergencies.
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Creation Date: January 2010
Type of Product: guide/how-to, worksheet, infosheet
People Required: individual; organization
Adaptation Needed: some links may need to be updated
Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to urban areas
Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document
Funding: none needed for the guide
Staff Needed: some people may need assistance following the instructions in the guide
Supplies: need this guide and external resources mentioned
Technology: need this guide and other resources included; can be printed
Alone/Group: can do it alone and/or in collaboration with neighborhood
Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none
Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 13
Practical As-Is for Implementation: great, may need some link/resource updates
- Map Your Neighborhood
- Apps for Enhancing WEA Access
- Need to Know Information about Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
- Earthquake Preparedness Guide for People with Disabilities and Other Access or Functional Needs
- Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities
- The Prepared Lifestyle: How to Plan for Seasonal and Pandemic Flu and Other Emergencies