Project Safety Resources
Autism
Autism Awareness Training for First Responders:
http://prevent-educate.org/
Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Special Needs Subject Response Guide for Police Officers
http://ddq74coujkv1i.cloudfront.net/autismguideforCO.pdf
Information on keeping children with autism safe:
http://www.firefightersvsautism.org/
http://nationalautismassociation.org/docs/BigRedSafetyToolkit.pdf
Information for parents who have children who wander:
http://www.autismspeaks.org/wandering-resources
Search & Rescue Checklist for children with autism:
http://awaare.org/docs/NAA_AWAARE_LEA%20SHEET%20CHECKLIST.pdf
Resources on topics including safety and first responders:
http://www.autismriskmanagement.com/
Preventing Wandering: Resources for Parents and First Responders
http://www.autismspeaks.org/wandering-resources#tips
Disaster Preparedness
Emergency Information Form for Children with Special Health Care Needs:
http://www.acep.org/content.aspx?id=26276
Emergency Preparedness Guide-“The Take and Go Emergency Book”
http://new.dhh.louisiana.gov/assets/docs/OCDD/publications/EmergencyPreparedness
TheTakeandGoEmergencyBook.pdf
Family Resource Network
www.frcn.org
209-472-3674
Revised 11/14
Family Voices info: Disasters and Emergencies: Keeping Children and Youth Safe:
http://www.familyvoices.org/work/caring?id=0004
FEMA booklet on disaster preparedness for people with special needs:
http://www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m4240199_A4497.pdf
FEMA Manual for first responders and evacuation procedures for persons with
disabilities:
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/FA-235-508.pdf
Information on Emergency Preparedness
http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/kennedy_files/EmergencyPreparednessBibliography.pdf
First Responders
First Responders Tool Kit: http://www.firefightersvsautism.org/42.html
Interacting with Law Enforcement – A Guide for Persons with Disabilities:
http://www.disabilityrightsnc.org/sites/default/files/Interacting%20with%20Law%20Enf
orcement.pdf
Tips for First Responders booklet: http://cdd.unm.edu/products/tips3rdedition.pdf
Understanding Disabilities – A MUST for Law Enforcement:
http://www.disabilityawarenesstraining.org/
Victims with Disabilities: Collaborative, Multidisciplinary First Response – Techniques for
First Responders Called to Help Crime Victims Who Have Disabilities (Dept. of Justice):
http://www.ovc.gov/publications/infores/pdftxt/VwD_FirstResponse.pdf
Mental Health
Family Resource Network
www.frcn.org
209-472-3674
Revised 11/14
Each Mind Matters – California’s Mental Health Movement, Disability Rights CA,
http://www.disabilityrightsca.org/pubs/CM5101.pdf
REACH for Mental Health Awareness: http://www.reachformentalhealth.com/
Missing Special Needs Children
Information sheet on law enforcement and missing children with special needs:
http://awaare.org/docs/NAA_AWAARE_LEA%20SHEET.pdf
Information on missing children with special needs:
http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/publications/SpecialNeeds_Addendum.pdf
Safety
Department of Developmental Services Safety Net – Helping Californians with
Developmental Disabilities Stay Safe and Healthy: http://www.ddssafety.net/
Disability Statistics: http://www.disabledinaction.org/census_stats.html
Disabled World: http://www.disabled-world.com/
Get Safe: http://www.getsafeusa.com/safety-store/
Family Resource Network
www.frcn.org
209-472-3674
Revised 11/14