Ready Now! Emergency Preparedness Tool Kit
The Ready Now! Emergency Preparedness Tool Kit for People with Disabilities 2nd Edition updated 2023, is a plain language guide to complete emergency planning. Select the versions below that will work best for you. Para español, haga clic aquí.
Emergency Preparedness Tool Kit Video Series
Watch on YouTube
This video series is based on the Ready Now! Emergency Preparedness Tool Kit below with tips for people with disabilities. Being ready for an emergency helps you stay safe. Learn what you can do to prepare.
- Watch the video series in a YouTube playlist.
- Watch this same video series with no background music.
Download the Ready Now! Tool Kit
We are currently working on updating the Tool Kit to meet higher digital accessibility standards. If you need a more accessible format of a particular section, please email us at ucedd@ohsu.edu so we can prioritize that file for you. We plan to have all files updated by January 2027.
By section
Suggested use: view online, print only what you need
Introduction to Ready Now! Tool Kit
Tab 2: What Emergencies Might You Expect
Tab 3: Personal Ability Self-Assessment
Tab 4: Emergency Support Group
Tab 5: Emergency Contact Lists
Tab 7: Tips for Specific Disabilities
Tab 8: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Tab 9: Prepare Your Service Animals and Pets
Fillable form versions
Suggested use: fill these out on your computer before printing
Please note that these versions are not screen reader friendly.
Tab 2: What Emergencies Might You Expect - form
Tab 3: Personal Ability Self-Assessment - form
Tab 5: Emergency Contact Lists - form
Tab 7: Tips for Specific Disabilities - form
This project was funded by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Grant #U59/DD00094203 and a DHHS Administration on Community Living Grant # 90DDUC0039-02-01.The Oregon Office on Disability and Health is a program of the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities in the OHSU Institute on Development and Disability.
The Ready Now Tool Kit: Emergency Preparedness Tool Kit for People with Disabilities (2nd edition) is being provided to you under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 US). By accessing and/or using the Tool Kit, you hereby agree to the terms and conditions of the CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 US License.
For alternative formats or other languages of the tool kit, please contact: ucedd@ohsu.edu