Office of Equity & Diversity
- Role of the Office
- Original Inhabitants and Land Acknowledgement Statement
- Title IX/Sexual Misconduct
- Non-Discrimination/Anti-Harassment
- Employee Accommodations
- Student Non-Academic Accommodations
- Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
- ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Policies Under OED
- Inclusive Recruitment and Hiring
- Faculty Resources
- Training
- Diversity Programs & Special Events
- Staff
Undergraduate Admissions
Contact Us:
- OFFICE OF EQUITY AND DIVERSITY
- 800 LINDEN STREET
- Scranton, PA 18510
- The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ
- Phone: (570) 941-6645
- Fax: (570) 941-6304
- diversity@scranton.edu
Personal Evacuation Guidelines for Employees with Mobility, Auditory and Visual Disabilities
All members of the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ community should understand their roles and responsibilities when responding to emergency situations. The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ recognizes that individuals with mobility, auditory or visual disabilities may require assistance in emergency situations, especially with accessing alerts, evacuating, and sheltering.
The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ, therefore, asks all individuals who may need assistance in an emergency to self-identify to the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ. This means that students and employees of the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ should contact the Office of Equity and Diversity elizabeth.garcia2@scranton.edu or diana.collinsgilmore@scranton.edu or by calling 570-941-6645.
The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ shall work with self-identified individuals to develop a Personal Evacuation Plan that includes a means of communication in the event of an emergency and specific procedures for evacuation and sheltering.
The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ will not assume that a student or employee requires a Personal Evacuation Plan.
Guidelines
The following information outlines procedures for alerting, evacuating or sheltering persons with disabilities located on The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ campus grounds and buildings during an emergency. Persons with disabilities must take responsibility for their personal safety and have a Personal Evacuation Plan in place before an emergency occurs. In addition, during an actual emergency it is the student’s, faculty/staff member’s responsibility to contact emergency response personnel to activate their Personal Evacuation Plan.
All members of the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ community also have a responsibility to facilitate the safe evacuation and sheltering of persons with disabilities by adhering to the following guidelines. While this policy applies to permanent disabilities, an evacuation plan may be appropriate in instances of temporary mobility, auditory or visual disabilities on a case-by-case basis
View the printable ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Personal Evacuation Guidelines.
Information for Student self-identification and requests may be found here.
Requesting a Personal Evacuation Plan
Complete the Self-Identification Emergency Evacuation Form for Employees and submit it via email to non-academic-accom@scranton.edu. Feel free to include any questions for the Health and Safety Officers.
A member of the Health and Safety team will contact you to schedule a meeting and create a plan.
Confidentiality
Questions?
non-academic-accom@scranton.edu.
If you are experiencing an emergency, contact ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Police at (570) 941-7777 -or- 9-1-1.
Visit The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Campus Wide Emergency Response Plan for more information. Personal evacuation plans for students with mobility, auditory and visual disabilities are informed by the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ’s over all plan.