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Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
1801 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20507
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240 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606-4802
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
1801 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20507
National Easter Seal Society
240 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606-4802
At Home
* Put good locks on all your doors. Police recommend double-cylinder, deadbolt locks, but make sure you can easily use
the locks you install.
* Install peepholes on front and back doors at your eye level. This is especially important if you use a wheelchair.
* Get to know your neighbors. Watchful neighbors who look out for you as well as themselves are a frontline defense
against crime.
* If you have difficulty speaking, have a friend record a message—giving your name, address, and type of disability to use
in emergencies. Keep the tape in a recorder next to your phone.
* Ask your police department to conduct a free home security survey to help identify your individual needs.
* Put good locks on all your doors. Police recommend double-cylinder, deadbolt locks, but make sure you can easily use
the locks you install.
* Install peepholes on front and back doors at your eye level. This is especially important if you use a wheelchair.
* Get to know your neighbors. Watchful neighbors who look out for you as well as themselves are a frontline defense
against crime.
* If you have difficulty speaking, have a friend record a message—giving your name, address, and type of disability to use
in emergencies. Keep the tape in a recorder next to your phone.
* Ask your police department to conduct a free home security survey to help identify your individual needs.
Take a Stand!
* Join, or help organize, a Neighborhood Watch
group. Make sure their meetings are accessible to
people with disabilities. For example, do they need a
sign language interpreter? Can individuals who use
walkers, crutches, or wheelchairs enter the meeting
place?
* Work with local law enforcement to improve
responses to all victims or witnesses of crime.
Role-play how people with disabilities can handle
threatening situations.
* Work with a rehabilitation center or advocacy
groups to offer a presentation to schools and other
community organizations on the needs and concerns
of individuals with disabilities.
* Join, or help organize, a Neighborhood Watch
group. Make sure their meetings are accessible to
people with disabilities. For example, do they need a
sign language interpreter? Can individuals who use
walkers, crutches, or wheelchairs enter the meeting
place?
* Work with local law enforcement to improve
responses to all victims or witnesses of crime.
Role-play how people with disabilities can handle
threatening situations.
* Work with a rehabilitation center or advocacy
groups to offer a presentation to schools and other
community organizations on the needs and concerns
of individuals with disabilities.
A physical disability—impaired vision, hearing, or mobility—doesn’t prevent you from
being a victim of crime. Common sense actions can reduce your risk.
* Stay alert and tuned in to your surroundings, whether on the street, in an office
building or shopping mall, driving, or waiting for the bus or subway.
* Send a message that you’re calm, confident, and know where you’re going.
* Be realistic about your limitations. Avoid places or situations that put you at risk.
* Know the neighborhood where you live and work. Check out the locations of police and
fire stations, public telephones, hospitals, restaurants, or stores that are open and
accessible.
* Avoid establishing predictable activity patterns. Most of us have daily routines, but
never varying them may increase your vulnerability to crime.
being a victim of crime. Common sense actions can reduce your risk.
* Stay alert and tuned in to your surroundings, whether on the street, in an office
building or shopping mall, driving, or waiting for the bus or subway.
* Send a message that you’re calm, confident, and know where you’re going.
* Be realistic about your limitations. Avoid places or situations that put you at risk.
* Know the neighborhood where you live and work. Check out the locations of police and
fire stations, public telephones, hospitals, restaurants, or stores that are open and
accessible.
* Avoid establishing predictable activity patterns. Most of us have daily routines, but
never varying them may increase your vulnerability to crime.
Out and About
* If possible, go with a friend.
* Stick to well-lighted, well-traveled streets. Avoid shortcuts
through vacant lots, wooded areas, parking lots, or alleys.
* Let someone know where you are going and when you
expect to return.
* Carry a purse close to your body, not dangling by the
straps. Put a wallet in an inside coat or front pants pocket. If
you use a wheelchair, keep your purse or wallet tucked snugly
between you and the inside of the chair.
* If you use a knapsack, make sure it is securely shut.
* Always carry your medical information in case of an
emergency.
* Consider keeping a cellular phone or installing a CB radio in
your vehicle.
* If possible, go with a friend.
* Stick to well-lighted, well-traveled streets. Avoid shortcuts
through vacant lots, wooded areas, parking lots, or alleys.
* Let someone know where you are going and when you
expect to return.
* Carry a purse close to your body, not dangling by the
straps. Put a wallet in an inside coat or front pants pocket. If
you use a wheelchair, keep your purse or wallet tucked snugly
between you and the inside of the chair.
* If you use a knapsack, make sure it is securely shut.
* Always carry your medical information in case of an
emergency.
* Consider keeping a cellular phone or installing a CB radio in
your vehicle.
On Public Transportation
* Use well-lighted, busy stops. Stay near other
passengers.
* Stay alert. Don’t doze or daydream.
* If someone harasses you, make a loud noise or say
“Leave me alone.” If that doesn’t work, hit the
emergency signal on the bus or train.
* Use well-lighted, busy stops. Stay near other
passengers.
* Stay alert. Don’t doze or daydream.
* If someone harasses you, make a loud noise or say
“Leave me alone.” If that doesn’t work, hit the
emergency signal on the bus or train.
| CRIME PREVENTION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES |
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Washington, DC 20006
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Inc.
1660 L Street,NW, Suite 760
Washington, DC 20036
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Washington, DC 20006
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Inc.
1660 L Street,NW, Suite 760
Washington, DC 20036