Hi, all – I’m in the planning stages of doing a presentation for fire department and rescue squad folks from all over the state on effective communication with blind/visually impaired folks and Deaf/hard of hearing folks in emergency situations. Do any of you have resources to share with me? Thanks in advance, Sheila

Check with the Access Board. www.access-board.gov or their technical assistance phone line at 800-872-2253 Janet On 2/10/2017 11:25 AM, Sheila Amato wrote: > Hi, all – I’m in the planning stages of doing a presentation for fire > department and rescue squad folks from all over the state on effective > communication with blind/visually impaired folks and Deaf/hard of > hearing folks in emergency situations. Do any of you have resources to > share with me? > Thanks in advance, > Sheila > > > You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. > > To post a message to all the list members, send an email to aernet@lists.aerbvi.org. > > Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and follow instructions to unsubscribe. Go to the same address to access the list archives. > _______________________________________________ > AERNet mailing list > AERNet@lists.aerbvi.org > http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org -- Janet M. Barlow Accessible Design for the Blind 3 Manila Street Asheville, NC 28806 770-317-0611 jmbarlow@accessforblind.org

Suggestion - Ask for a volunteer before all folks arrive. Even during the setting-up time. This volunteer will be under a sleep shade for whatever timeframe you decide. Begin with an introduction where each participant speaks -- - (perhaps their name, rescue squad and the most useful invention in their lifetime.) Once all have spoken, emphasize the value to that volunteer. (1) Without embarrassment, they know approx how many folks are present (2) approx where everyone is located, (3) approx how many women/men/children. As sighted persons we want to provide the person who's blind every opportunity to be successful -- and independently so. Jane MSB in Jackson, MS On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 10:35 AM Janet Barlow <jmbarlow@accessforblind.org> wrote: > Check with the Access Board. www.access-board.gov or their technical > assistance phone line at 800-872-2253 > Janet > > > On 2/10/2017 11:25 AM, Sheila Amato wrote: > > Hi, all – I’m in the planning stages of doing a presentation for fire > department and rescue squad folks from all over the state on effective > communication with blind/visually impaired folks and Deaf/hard of hearing > folks in emergency situations. Do any of you have resources to share with > me? > > Thanks in advance, > Sheila > > > You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. > > To post a message to all the list members, send an email to aernet@lists.aerbvi.org. > > Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and follow instructions to unsubscribe. Go to the same address to access the list archives. > _______________________________________________ > AERNet mailing listAERNet@lists.aerbvi.orghttp://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org > > > > -- > Janet M. Barlow > Accessible Design for the Blind > 3 Manila Street > Asheville, NC 28806 > 770-317-0611jmbarlow@accessforblind.org > > You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and > Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. > > To post a message to all the list members, send an email to > aernet@lists.aerbvi.org. > > Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to > http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and > follow instructions to unsubscribe. Go to the same address to access the > list archives. > _______________________________________________ > AERNet mailing list > AERNet@lists.aerbvi.org > http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org >