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ALIVE: Training Video For First Responders

13 minutes 23 seconds

Now Playing As: Captioned (English) (change)

At some point in a first responder's career, they are likely to encounter a person with some type of disability who needs assistance. The City of Minneapolis Fire Department has put together a training video which is meant to help first responders know how to help someone who has a disability. Some segments are told from the perspective of people living with disabilities who have had both good and bad experiences when they have called for help in an emergency situation.

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Runtime: 13 minutes 23 seconds

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Viewer Comments

  • Tiny deaf intrep
    Anonymous (Hamlin, WV)
    May 3rd, 2023 at 10:06 AM

    If this content could be taught throughout the public with a variety of viewers, this lesson would be so useful to many. Thank you. I personally have been on both ends.