Tips and advice on crises for people with disabilities
Much of the general advice Krisinformation.se has on home preparedness also applies to those living with a disability.
Let us know if there is anything in the advice that does not work because of a disability. Or if you have questions and tips for others with a disability. Use our contact details below.
Get information on emergencies
Krisinformation.se publishes the authorities’ warnings and information about crises on the web, social media and the Krisinformation app (in Swedish only). To access such information online, visually impaired people can use reading tools or screen readers.
For those who cannot hear, but do understand Swedish, the app can be set to recognise when there is an important public announcement, the Swedish public warning. This is useful both for those with hearing impairments and others.
The information in the app is the same as on the web site. Krisinformation.se will answer questions about emergencies and crises via our social media channels or via email. Remember not to post sensitive private information for others to see.
Contact details Krisinformation.se
Email: redaktionen@krisinformation.se
X (formerly Twitter): @krisinformation
Facebook: www.facebook.com/krisinformation
Instagram: @Krisinformation
Help with phone calls
Krisinformation.se does not offer a telephone support, but there is a number for questions about emergencies and major accidents in Sweden, 113 13. If you need help making a phone call, you can use either ”Bildtelefoni” (video telephony) or ”Texttelefoni” (text telephony). These are specially designed services for people with hearing loss. Another service is ”Teletal” (telespeech). It can be used by any hearing person who needs help with a regular telephone call.
Information that you need
Make sure you have information you need in an emergency, printed out so you can read them even without power. That could be telephone numbers to the municipality, contact persons, family and relatives, your electricity company, water supplier, telephone and internet operators, transport services or neighbours.
Label your belongings and save information so that you can read it even if the lighting is poor.
You can also prepare for emergencies by considering your own needs when it comes to communicating with others. What would you need in order to communicate with others, if services like telephones or internet go down, or if your assistance provider cannot come to you? Feel free to ask others to help you prepare this, so that you can manage even in times of crisis.
Neighbours
If you live with a disability that is not visible to others, be open about it with your neighbours and others around you. Remember that anyone can help in a crisis. By providing support, perhaps interpreting and passing on information to others. Or maybe just by being there for somebody who needs support.
More information about cooperating with neighbours