KEY POINT

Understand the differences among the four types of populations within the educational and institutional target group and the facilities they occupy: children (K- 12 and day care), adults with special needs (adult day care, assisted living and nursing homes), prisoners (jails and detention) and all ages special needs (hospitals).

In this training, special needs individuals are defined as “people who feel they cannot comfortably or safely access and use the standard resources offered in disaster preparedness, relief and recovery.” (People who cannot access resources are included, not just those who feel they cannot.) This definition would include people who are mentally and/or physically disabled, non-English speaking, culturally isolated, medically or chemically dependent, homeless, frail or elderly, and children.