They should be equipped with proper emergency procedures. Schools should be prepared to care for children until parents can pick them up. Maintain a reserve of cash in case bank services are disrupted. Keep a mini-survival kit in your car and adequate fuel in your car in case gas stations are damaged. Persons With Disabilities Students, faculty and staff with disabilities have special needs and problems in the event of an emergency.
Preparation is the key.
Assign someone now to provide assistance for such individuals in the event of an earthquake, fire or bomb threat. Urge individuals with disabilities to maintain an extra supply of medications and spare equipment or supplies needed to cope with their disability. Experience in past emergencies has shown that chances of survival for disabled individuals are usually quite good due to the fact that they have often learned to cope with obstacles on a daily basis. The campus community can help by assuring that disabled individuals receive emergency warnings and are not forgotten during the response effort. During evacuations, those with disabilities must not use elevators, but must be assisted to evacuate using stairways.