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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Plan for wheelchair users, blind, deaf, and neurodiverse family members so emergencies do not cut access to mobility, communication, or medicine.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Evacuation plan assumes everyone can walk stairs quickly.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — No backup battery for communication device or medical equipment.
Scene hazards: Abandoned equipment, Inaccessible shelter, Sensory overload in shelters
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Ask person with disability what they need most in evacuation — involve them directly.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Photograph custom wheelchair or device settings for replacement if damaged.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Pack hearing aid batteries, tactile markers, and comfort items for sensory needs.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Share plan with building society and two neighbours who can assist.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tell 112 or rescue team about wheelchair, oxygen, or hoist needs when calling.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Disability helplines and NGOs often coordinate accessible transport during disasters.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Ventilator or feeding pump failure — go to hospital with device manual if safe.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Injury during unpracticed carry evacuation needs trauma care.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT separate person from essential mobility or communication device.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume shelter staff will know sign language or autism needs — bring communication tools.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Rescuers will automatically bring right equipment
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Rescue teams prioritize life threat — your written equipment list and registration speeds correct support.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Left without wheelchair at shelter miles from home.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Disability plan is same as elderly plan
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — WHO stresses disability plans must address communication, sensory, and cognitive access — not only mobility.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Shelter noise causes meltdown with no quiet space planned.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — UN and WHO disability-inclusive disaster guidelines: standard shelters often lack ramps, accessible toilets, and quiet space.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NDMA encourages disability registration so rescue teams know power-dependent medical equipment in home.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Practice evacuation twice yearly with actual equipment — measure time needed.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Store lightweight travel ramp if building has one step barrier.