Safety Tips
Playground Safety
To find general safety tips, resources, and information about ADA accessibility for playgrounds for parents, caregivers, and professionals, please view our playground safety tips.
Fire Safety
- Safe Kids USA's Fire Safety for Children with Special Needs has videos and information on fire prevention for children who are immobile, have visual or hearing loss, or cognitive impairment.
- Safe Kids USA's Burn Prevention for Children with Special Needs
Water Safety
View a copy of Seattle Children's Water Safety for Children with Seizures Fact Sheet in English, Spanish, or Vietnamese.
Car Seat Safety
- Safety Belt Safe provides a quick reference list of car restraints for children with special needs.
- The National Center for Safe Transportation offers information on adaptive or specialized car seats for children with special needs.
- Car seats and car beds for preemies and small newborns from Safe Ride News.
- Helpful tips on how to help your child stay in their car seat from Safety Belt Safe.
- Some manufacturers of specialized car seats and restraints for children with special needs:
Transportation Safety
- University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute offers vehicle safety tips for people who use wheelchairs.
- The National Center for Safe Transportation offers transportation tips by medical condition.
Safety Tips by Diagnosis
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