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foundation-ready-all

Disaster preparedness for disabled & elderly. 2-4x mortality rate.

License Free Prototype Built with MAMA OliWoods Foundation



Status / Honesty

This repository is a prototype library under the Mama Foundation (Scheme C). It is not production clinical software, not HIPAA certified, and not cleared for care delivery.

"In Hurricane Katrina, people with disabilities died at more than twice the rate of the general population. In Hurricane Maria, disabled and elderly residents in rural Puerto Rico waited weeks for evacuation that never came. This is not a natural disaster problem. It is a systems design problem." — National Council on Disability, Preserving Our Freedom, 2019

Why This Exists

Standard emergency management systems are designed for ambulatory adults who can drive, self-evacuate, and power their own devices. For the 61 million Americans with disabilities and 55 million Americans over 65, these plans are effectively written in a language they cannot use.

  • People with disabilities die at 2-4x the rate of the general population in disasters (National Council on Disability, 2019)
  • 61 million adults in the U.S. have a disability — 1 in 4 Americans (CDC, 2023)
  • Power-dependent individuals (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, powered wheelchairs) face life-threatening risk within hours of an outage, yet fewer than 15% have a formal power backup plan (AARP, 2022)
  • Less than 30% of local emergency plans include specific protocols for people with access and functional needs (FEMA, 2021)

Ready-All builds the plan that the system forgot to write.

System Architecture

flowchart TD
    A[Individual / Caregiver\n/ Care Facility] --> B[Needs Assessment\nMobility / Medical\nCommunication / Cognitive]
    B --> C{Profile Type}
    C -->|Power Dependent| D[Equipment Continuity Plan\nBattery backup, generator\ncoordination, utility registry]
    C -->|Mobility Impaired| E[Evacuation Route Builder\nAccessible routes, lift-equipped\ntransport, buddy system]
    C -->|Cognitive / Dementia| F[Caregiver Alert Protocol\nSimple cues, wandering\nprevention, ID system]
    C -->|Deaf / Blind| G[Accessible Alert Delivery\nTTY, vibration, visual\nflash, braille-ready]
    D & E & F & G --> H[Personal Emergency Plan\nPDF + digital, reviewed\nannually]
    H --> I[Local Registry Submission\nSubmit to county\nSpecial Needs Registry]
    I --> J[Utility Outage Priority\nPower company\nmedical baseline enrollment]
    H --> K[Community Network\nNeighbor-check system\nfor isolated individuals]
    K --> L[(Supabase\nEncrypted profile store)]
    L --> M[First Responder API\nOpt-in: share needs\nwith local 911 / fire]
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Features

Feature Description Standard
Needs-Based Profile Mobility, medical equipment, communication, and cognitive needs mapped to specific plans ADA + AFN framework
Power-Dependent Equipment Plan Generator sizing, battery backup duration, utility medical baseline enrollment, outage protocol CMS durable medical
Accessible Evacuation Routes Wheelchair-accessible route mapping, lift-equipped transport coordination, buddy system ADA evacuation code
Special Needs Registry Auto-Submit One-click submission to county emergency management special needs registries FEMA AFN framework
Multi-Modal Alert Delivery SMS, TTY, vibration alerts, visual flash, audio — matched to individual communication needs WCAG 2.1 AA
Caregiver Command Center Real-time status for home care workers, family caregivers, and care facilities privacy-aware (not HIPAA certified; prototype)
First Responder Data Share Opt-in: pre-share needs profile with local 911, fire, and EMS for faster response NCI 911 protocol
Annual Plan Review Automated annual reminder to update equipment, medications, and contacts FEMA Ready.gov

Research Foundation

Citation Finding Relevance
NCD (2019) Disabled individuals die 2-4x more in disasters; systemic exclusion from planning Core mission
CDC (2023) 1 in 4 U.S. adults has a disability; mobility, cognition, hearing most prevalent Population sizing
AARP (2022) < 15% of power-dependent individuals have formal backup power plans Equipment continuity feature
FEMA (2021) < 30% of local emergency plans include Access and Functional Needs protocols Gap this fills

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/OliWoods-Org/foundation-ready-all.git
cd foundation-ready-all
npm install
npm run dev

Tech Stack

  • Runtime: Node.js + TypeScript
  • Validation: Zod schemas
  • Database: Supabase (PostgreSQL)
  • AI: Claude API / local LLM (offline mode)
  • Alerts: Twilio (SMS/WhatsApp/TTY), Resend (email)
  • Mapping: Accessible route data via OpenStreetMap + wheelchair accessibility overlays

Contributing

We seek contributions from disabled individuals, occupational therapists, emergency management professionals, elder care specialists, and accessibility engineers. If you have direct experience with disability and disaster, your perspective is foundational here.

  1. Fork the repo
  2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feat/amazing-feature)
  3. Commit your changes
  4. Push and open a PR

License

AGPL-3.0 — Free to use, modify, and distribute.


Built by the OliWoods Foundation
Free forever. Open source. Because "ready" has to mean everyone.

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