Accessible Emergency Preparedness Checklist — Canada: 15 Items
Prepare personalized emergency support for disability, accessibility and equipment needs.
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📋 Plan Support and Access
Notes: Include nearby helpers and an out-of-area contact.
Include nearby helpers and an out-of-area contact.
Notes: Show helpers what works and what to avoid.
Show helpers what works and what to avoid.
Notes: Plan around elevators, stairs and transportation disruptions.
Plan around elevators, stairs and transportation disruptions.
Notes: Consider caregivers, neighbours and accessible pickup points.
Consider caregivers, neighbours and accessible pickup points.
Notes: Include contacts, medication information and equipment instructions.
Include contacts, medication information and equipment instructions.
📋 Prepare Personalized Equipment
Notes: Ask suppliers or clinicians how to plan for device power outages.
Ask suppliers or clinicians how to plan for device power outages.
Notes: Include instructions for safe use and transport.
Include instructions for safe use and transport.
Notes: Select supplies that match personal needs.
Select supplies that match personal needs.
Notes: Consider visual, audible, tactile or written options.
Consider visual, audible, tactile or written options.
Notes: Discuss restricted medications and backups with care providers.
Discuss restricted medications and backups with care providers.
📋 Practice and Protect
Notes: Check that routes work in real conditions.
Check that routes work in real conditions.
Notes: Share only the health details helpers need.
Share only the health details helpers need.
Notes: Include food, transport and authorized sheltering.
Include food, transport and authorized sheltering.
Notes: Explain your location and immediate assistance needs.
Explain your location and immediate assistance needs.
Notes: Recheck batteries, contacts and accessible routes regularly.
Recheck batteries, contacts and accessible routes regularly.
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Who This Checklist Helps
Prepare personalized emergency support for disability, accessibility and equipment needs.
Use this checklist to prepare before an incident, respond to verified instructions, and check for remaining hazards afterward. Review the specific local and provincial guidance for your circumstances.
Important Scope & Safety Notes
Preparedness recommendations can change with the risk, community, weather, medical needs, and emergency response. This is an independent practical adaptation, not a government publication or real-time alert service. Do not place private medical or identity details in a publicly shared checklist.
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