Central Ohio is leading the charge for emergency preparedness and evacuation plans. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and other agencies have been hard at work to get a gameplan together in a worst case scenario for those with disabilities and the elderly.
After the floods in Tennessee and with the number of people with disabilities trapped, it caught the attention of Charlotte McGraw.
"It is scary. You want to know you are going to be okay!"
McGraw moves around during the day in an electrical wheelchair. She's excited to know that there is work going on behind the scenes to be ready just in case.
For the folks at United Cerebral Palsy, the push to be prepared really picked up with Hurricane Katrina.
Meg Werner is the assistant executive director with the local UCP, "We all starting working together, so we could have a database and know where the disabled people are, and the special needs they have."
The goal continues with many people with disabilities getting literature to help them. That includes important paperwork, medication checklist and even a place for your pet.
McGraw is an artist and is used to drawing up many things, but for her, the most important thing she's createdis a gameplan to get help and get to safety. She leans on that, and a mindset that her disability won't be an excuse for not being ready.
"I'm the type of person that I don't let barriers get in my way," she said.
For more information on an emergency Be Prepared kit, visit: http://olrs.ohio.gov
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