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Employers' Guide to Including Employees with Disabilities in Emergency Evacuation Plans

This web page guide includes emergency evacuation plans, including how to include employees with disabilities in such plans. Links are available to a checklist and resources. If employers covered by the ADA opt to have such plans they are required to include people with disabilities. Further, employers who do not have emergency evacuation plans may nonetheless have to address emergency evacuation for employees with disabilities as a reasonable accommodation under Title I of the ADA. In addition, employers in certain industries may have obligations to develop emergency evacuation plans under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) or under state and local law.

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Posted by: mmmurphymmm on Thu Nov 15, 2012 at 2:20 p.m.

I found this to be a very useful resource for this important topic. It mentions that although having a plan is not necessary as required by ADA, there does need to be some consideration around the topic. This document lays out practical ideas and strategies that can be used in the workplace. I found it very useful that they provided information specific to an individual’s type of impairment(s). This information is easy to access, and can be printed by any employer for future reference. At the end of the document, further resources are provided if necessary, and the contact information for these resources is provided. All in all, very comprehensive, very practical, and very useful information!

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