Emergency Preparedness Program | Department on Disability

For People with Disabilities and Others with Access and Functional Needs

Planning for emergencies and disasters is an important part of taking care of yourself and those around you. Emergencies and disasters can strike quickly and without warning. Having an emergency preparedness plan, emergency supply kit, and a support network can reduce the fear and anxiety that accompany emergencies and disasters.

Collage of five diverse individuals with disabilities engaging in emergency preparedness tasks. From left to right: A woman using a flashlight to navigate in the dark, a man using a prosthetic leg while checking a portable generator outdoors, a man adjusting a radio, another man with a prosthetic leg testing a smoke alarm, and a man in a wheelchair storing emergency supplies in the kitchen.

Emergency Preparedness Manual Alternative Formats

The following alternative formats contain different ways to access the City of Los Angeles Department on Disability's "Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities and Others With Access and Functional Needs."

Audio

The Audio Format contains mp3 audio files for each section of the English and Spanish editions of the booklet respectively. These folders also contain an .m3u playlist file: "Emergency Manual English Audio.m3u" and "Emergency Manual Spanish Audio.m3u" which will play the entire document in order on supported players like "Windows Media Player" and allow sections to be skipped.

DAISY

The DAISY folders may be directly copied into the appropriate storage folder of a hardware talking book player such as Victor Reader Stream or opened in a software player such as the Free Easy Reader app which can be downloaded from the following link https://yourdolphin.com/easyreader/windows/download. The DAISY feature synchronized text and audio narration and may be navigated by section, subsection, or page number using supported players.

Emergency Preparedness Manual Remediated PDFs

Additional Emergency Preparedness Resources Available

For frequently updated information about on-going emergencies from the City of Los Angeles, visit emergency.lacity.gov/updates.
The Department on Disability will share updates on various emergencies as they become available at disability.lacity.gov/emergency-resources.
For helpful information about Disability Disaster Access, check out the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers website at disabilitydisasteraccess.org.

Contact

If you have any questions or additional comments about the Emergency Preparedness Program, please contact the Department on Disability.

Voice: (213) 820-5236
TTY: (213) 202-3452
Email: DOD.EmergencyPrep@lacity.org