Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide For People with Disabilities

IS ASSISTANCE REQUIRED?

Who Will Provide the Assistance?

Generally, only one person is necessary to assist a person with a cognitive disability. A practical plan should identify at least two, ideally more, people who are willing and able to provide assistance. Common sense tells us that a specific person may not be available at any given time due to illness, vacation, off-site meetings, and so on. The identification of multiple people who are likely to have different working and traveling schedules provides a much more reliable plan.

Specific Person(s) in the Office or the Building Who:

• Has special training or skills

• Is known to the person with the cognitive disability

• Anyone in the Office or the Building

What Assistance Will the Person(s) Provide?

• Ensuring that the person with the cognitive disability is aware of the emergency and understands the need to evacuate the building

• Guidance to and/or through the means of egress

Where Will the Person(s) Start Providing Assistance?

• From the current location of the person needing assistance

• From a specific, predetermined location such as:

  • Entry to stairs

  • Other

When Will the Person(s) Provide Assistance?

• Always

• Only when asked

• Other

How Will the Person(s) Providing Assistance Be Contacted?

• Face to face

• Phone

• PDA

• E-mail

• Visual

• Other