Safety and Health

Safety and health issues are very important and should be addressed with individual with disabilities. I want to provide a wide range of information so that addressing these issues might be done more easily. I found several wed-sites that address different safety issues to give you information. I have also found a paper that addresses heath care issue that individuals with disabilities may have. These artifacts are very informative and I would like you to take a look at them.

The first artifact that I found is called the: Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities. The guide outlines the four elements of evacuation information, in case of fire, that occupants need: notification, way finding, use of the way, and assistance. This guide also provides information on the five general categories of disabilities including: mobility impairments, visual impairments, hearing impairments, speech impairments, and cognitive impairments. A check list called: Personal Emergency Evacuation Planning Checklist is also included to help services managers and people with disabilities design a personalized evacuation plan. To access the Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities go to:


http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/Forms/EvacuationGuide.pdf

Internet safety is a very important part of using the computer today. It is important for students to know about using a computer safely and I have found a web-site that will help you to address this. This site not only addresses Internet safety but it also addresses cyber-bullying and cell phone safety. This site can be used with any child and is a great resource for parents and teacher alike. I liked the fact that there is a quiz to see if the child has learned about the safety issues and the contract that is provided. To view this web-site got to:

http://www.safekids.com/

The final artifact that I found is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It specifically addresses, the health status, utilization and cost of services, and health insurance coverage of individuals with disabilities and compares these issues to those of individuals without disabilities. I found the information in this artifact very interesting and would like you to read this paper. To read this paper got to:

http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/disabled.htm