Designate someone to check on you in an emergency and to help with evacuation or sheltering-in-place.

If you receive assistance from a home healthcare agency or in-home support provider, find out how the provider will respond in an emergency.

Designate backup or alternative providers that you can contact in an emergency.

Plan for how you will evacuate in an emergency and discuss it with your care providers.

If you use a motorized wheelchair, have a manual wheelchair as a backup.

Keep an extra collapsible cane by your bed. Attach a whistle to the cane; use it if you need to attract attention.

Exercise caution when moving around after a hurricane or tornado; items may fall and block paths that are normally unobstructed.

Keep extra batteries for your hearing aids with emergency supplies.

Consider storing your hearing aids in a container attached to your nightstand or bedpost, so you can locate them quickly after a disaster.