About This Project

Summary: Resilience Comms is a free, open-source guide. It helps emergency managers send accessible alerts that reach everyone — including people with disabilities.

Resilience Comms: The Inclusive Emergency Blueprint is a free, open-source guide for government and municipal communication teams.

It helps you create emergency information that reaches everyone — including people with disabilities.

What This Guide Covers

• How different disabilities affect emergency response
• Plain language and accessible writing
• Multi-channel communication (text, audio, print, and more)
• Tools, templates, and checklists for your team

Who It Is For

• Government emergency managers
• Municipal communication teams
• Community organizations
• Anyone who shares emergency information with the public

Why It Matters

During an emergency, inaccessible information can cost lives.

People with disabilities, older adults, and those with limited English are often left out of standard alerts and instructions. This guide helps you close those gaps.

Open Source & Community-Driven

This project is open source. Anyone can contribute, suggest improvements, or adapt the content for their region.

See the Contributing Guide to learn how to help.

Get in Touch or Report an Issue

Questions or feedback? Open an issue on GitHub.