If you are blind or have a visual impairment

If you are blind or have a visual impairment, plan for how an emergency might affect you. Find advice and audio information.

Be prepared if you have to evacuate

You may have to depend on others if you have to evacuate or go to an unfamiliar Civil Defence Centre.

• If you have a guide dog, make sure you have a grab bag for them with food, medications, vaccination records, identification and harnesses.
• Keep extra canes at home and in the workplace, even if you use a guide dog. Animals may become confused or disoriented in an emergency.
• Trained service animals can stay in emergency shelters with their owners.