Tips for First Responders and

Texas Resources for Services and

Supports

Adapted and modified by the Texas Center for Disability Studies and the Texas Developmental Disabilities Network from material originally developed by a consortium in New Mexico led by the Center for Development and Disability at the University of New Mexico, this 24-page booklet resource contains easy-to-read pages with quick information about how to assist persons with a wide range of disabilities.

Each page is designed (ring-bound and laminated) for use by first responders, and other emergency personnel, who may be unfamiliar with people with these and similar disabilities, or are unsure about how to interact with them.  We disseminate the booklets to organizations in Texas such as Red Cross chapters, EMS/trauma systems, law enforcement agencies, federal, state and local disaster relief agencies, county extension agents, and non-profit organizations that support individuals through homeless shelters.

Funding for the development and printing of this material is provided by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities and the Texas Center for Disability Studies at The University of Texas at Austin.

Click here to view the publication: Graphics version or Text version

For more information, contact Steve Thomas, Texas Center for Disabilities Studies' Information Services Office, at (512) 232-0740 or (800) 828-7839.