The person with a physical disability on campus may be a student, faculty member, staff employee, or a visitor. Everyone should be familiar with procedures to assist the disabled in an emergency.

DO NOT USE ELEVATORS!

• Persons with vision impairments should develop a buddy system, or a volunteer should be assigned to assist the individual during the evacuation.
• Alert the hearing impaired to an emergency exit and initiate their evacuation.
• If not located on a ground level floor, there are two schools of thought concerning persons with mobility impairments. Rescue of persons with impaired mobility or disabilities will be the first priority of fire and law enforcement departments.
  • The person with mobility impairments, if possible, should go to an emergency exit and wait while the main flow of people pass. They should remain at the same exit until emergency personnel (fire or police) can arrive and safely complete their evacuation.
  • Assisting persons with impaired mobility or disabilities in an emergency.
    • Be prepared to abandon wheelchair or other devices used for mobility.
    • Ask the person the safest method people can use to assist them. Seek out volunteers and make sure you have enough people to provide help.
    • Once the person(s) with physical disabilities has been evacuated, proceed to clear area away from the affected building and make them as comfortable as possible.
    • Faculty and staff are to assist persons with disabilities in evacuating the building by whatever method is most appropriate and safe for the given circumstance.

For Emergencies

For emergencies dial (911) or (4357) on any campus phone.