{"id":10522,"date":"2025-03-01T14:08:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/prepindntfn\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T03:21:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:21:04","slug":"prepindntfn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/prepindntfn\/","title":{"rendered":"php\/prepindntfn ~  Individuals with Non-Typical Functional Needs Preparedness  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\r\n  <br>\r\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\r\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\r\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\r\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/prepindntfn.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\r\n      <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\r\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\r\n      <h1>\r\n        <!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Individuals with Access and Functional Needs Preparedness<!--[END]-->\r\n      <\/h1>\r\n    <\/header>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <br>\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n    <div class=\"row\">\r\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\r\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\r\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\r\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\r\n                <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\r\n                  <li>\r\n                    <a href=\"\/dph\/\">\r\n                      <h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                  <li class=\"toplevel\">\r\n                    <a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\">\r\n                      <h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                    <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\r\n                      <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\r\n                      <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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Often times, people\r\n          that fall into this group are severely impacted by a disaster if they do not prepare. If you fall into one or more of the groups below,\r\n          it is important for you to take additional steps when completing your individual and family emergency plan.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n        <ul>\r\n          <li>Individual with disability\r\n          <\/li>\r\n          <li>Non-English speaker and isolated populations\r\n          <\/li>\r\n          <li>Individual with pets or children\r\n          <\/li>\r\n          <li>Temporary mobility impairment\r\n          <\/li>\r\n          <li>Economically disadvantaged\r\n          <\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n        <p>\r\n          Under normal circumstances, persons with access and functional needs often have assistive support to correct their impairment or may live\r\n          in an environment where their needs are fulfilled. For example, someone with a visual impairment might use corrective lenses; someone who\r\n          only speaks Spanish may have a friend that can translate when necessary; or someone without a vehicle may be able to use the bus. What\r\n          happens if a person cannot find their glasses, or their translator, or the bus is not available? Individuals must plan for unusual\r\n          circumstances like disasters.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n        <h2>\r\n          Guides for Individuals with Access and Functional Needs\r\n        <\/h2>\r\n        <p>\r\n          For your convenience, several formats of the brochure &#8220;Emergency Preparedness for Individuals with Non-Typical Functional\r\n          Needs&#8221; are available:\r\n        <\/p>\r\n        <ul>\r\n          <li>\r\n            <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/emprepintfn.pdf\">English<\/a>\r\n          <\/li>\r\n          <li>\r\n            <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/emprepintfnsp.pdf\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>\r\n          <\/li>\r\n          <li>\r\n            <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/emprepintfnlgpr.pdf\">Large-Print<\/a>\r\n          <\/li>\r\n          <li>Braille &#8211; <a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/dph\/contact.html#publichealthpreparedness\">Contact Public Health Preparedness<\/a>\r\n          <\/li>\r\n          <li>Cassette Tape &#8211; <a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/dph\/contact.html#publichealthpreparedness\">Contact Public Health Preparedness<\/a>\r\n          <\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n        <p>\r\n          Other helpful information can be found at:\r\n        <\/p>\r\n        <ul>\r\n          <li>\r\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcross.org\/preparedness\/cdc_english\/mentalhealth-6.asp\">Preparedness Today &#8211; for Seniors &#8211; American Red Cross \/\r\n            CDC<\/a>\r\n          <\/li>\r\n          <li>\r\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/dema.delaware.gov\/disprep\/pet_tips.shtml\">DEMA &#8211; Pet Tips<\/a>\r\n          <\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n        <h2>\r\n          Guides for Emergency Responders and Emergency Managers\r\n        <\/h2>\r\n        <ul>\r\n          <li>\r\n            <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/aguideforemergencyplanners.pdf\">A Guide for Emergency Planners: Considerations for Individuals with Non-Typical\r\n            Functional Needs<\/a>\r\n          <\/li>\r\n          <li>\r\n            <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/tips3rdedition.pdf\">Tips for First Responders Field Guide<\/a>\r\n          <\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n        <p>\r\n           \r\n        <\/p>\r\n        <ul>\r\n          <li>\r\n            <a href=\"prephome.html\">Return to Preparedness for Your Needs home page<\/a>\r\n          <\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n        <br>\r\n        <br>\r\n        <p class=\"smalltext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Download Adobe Acrobat Reader\" height=\"21\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dhss\/img\/getacro60.gif\" width=\"60\"><\/a> Please note: Some of the files available on this page are in Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  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