- Build an Emergency Preparedness Kit
- Recommended Family Supplies List (.pdf) Updated
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Food Safety Charts for Cold Food Storage, Food Safety During Power Outage, Meat and Poultry, and Safe Minimum Cooking Temperatures New
- Food Safety Tips
- Plan for Emergency Food Supplies
- Emergency Preparedness information
- Define. Plan. Train. SPECIAL REPORT: 10 Considerations to Disaster Preparedness and Recovery, by Jana J. Madsen, Linda K. Monroe, Regina Raiford, and Clara M.W. Vangen, November 2001
- Emergency Evacuation and Stair Climbing Chairs and Attachments
- Emergency Evacuation and Traveler's Services
- Traveler's Emergency Network (TEN) an international membership organization dedicated to providing the best travel assistance services for a low annual membership fee: 24 hour access to medical experts, emergency evacuation, repatriation home after stabilization, transportation home for dependents, return of mortal remains, Seven Corners International, and many other travel benefits.
- Fire Safety for Wheelchair Users (.pdf)
- Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician (WEMT) training course
- Emergency Preparedness: Are You Ready for a Disaster?
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Fire Safety for Wheelchair Users (.pdf). The United Spinal Association offers some important tips to handle situations before and during a fire, and to address fire prevention within private homes. It is important to recognize that all people living with mobility impairments do not have the same type of home. Therefore, the tips should be used only as a model to be modified and adjusted to fit each individual's private residence.
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- The Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities
- Home Safety for People with Disabilities (1 MB .pdf)
- Personal Emergency Evacuation Planning Checklist in Word format (1 MB .doc)
- National Storm Shelter Association
- National Weather Service
- National Weather Service Flood Safety Tips and Resources
Cynthia A. Lockley
The Web Diva for the Accessible Techcomm website since 2012. Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication. STC member since June 1979. A founder and former webmaster for the STC Special Needs Committee, which became the STC AccessAbility SIG (2001-2011).