If you are already a member you can login here . Disaster can strike quickly and without warning. It can force you to evacuate your neighborhood or confine you to your home. Local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach everyone right away.
Individuals can and do cope with disaster by preparing in advance and working together as a team.
Knowing what to do is your best protection and your responsibility. Persons with disabilities should prepare as anyone else. Make sure friends know the size of your wheelchair in case it has to be transported, and where to get a battery if needed. Listen to the advice of local officials. People with disabilities have the same choices as other community residents about whether to evacuate their homes and where to go when an emergency threatens.