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Evacuation of Persons with Disabilities
To Assist Visually Impaired Persons:
• Announce the type of emergency.
• Offer your arm for guidance.
• Tell the person where you are going, obstacles you encounter.
• When you reach safety, ask if further help is needed.
To Alert People with Hearing Problems:
• Turn lights on/off to gain the person’s attention, or
• Indicate directions with gestures, or
• Write a note with evacuation directions
To Evacuate People Using Crutches, Canes, or Walkers:
• Evacuate these individuals as injured persons.
• Assist and accompany to evacuation site if possible, or
• Use a sturdy chair (or one with wheels) to move the person, or
• Help carry individual.
To Evacuate Wheelchair Users:
Note: Do not put yourself or others in danger. If you cannot safely evacuate an individual, get them to a stairwell or other easily identified “protected” location and notify the emergency responders as soon as possible of the individual’s situation and location.