Deaf & HoH Accessible Crisis Line

Video Phone with ASL

Available 24/7/365

Call VP (321) 800-3323

Crisis Resources and Deaf-Accessible Hotlines

The National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) offers several resources and strategies to locate deaf-accessible crisis services, community resources and hotlines:

• Crisis Line for VideoPhone users who use American Sign Language (available 24/7): (321) 800-DEAF (321-800-3323)
• SAMHSA National Disaster Distress Hotline:
  • TTY Hotline: 800-846-8517   
  • VideoPhone Hotline: 800-985-5990
  • ASL NOW Button goes to link: https://vibrant.aslnow.io/app/8/10004
  • ASL FAQ & VIDEOS Link: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline/asl-faq
• National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
  • To chat online with a counselor (2pm-2am Monday-Friday Eastern Standard Time)
  • TTY Hotline: 800-799-4889
• Crisis text chatline:
  • free, available 24/7, sometimes has Deaf counselors available
  • text START to 741-741
• National Domestic Violence Hotline:
  • E-mail: [email protected]
  • TTY: 1-800-787-3224 (24/7 hotline)
  • VP: 1-855-812-1001 (Monday to Friday 9AM—5PM Pacific Standard Time

Link: https://www.nccsdclearinghouse.org/crisis-resources.html

“when the world comes crashing at
your feet
it’s okay to let others
help pick up the pieces
if we’re present to take part in your
happiness
when your circumstances are great
we are more than capable
of sharing your pain”

― Rupi Kaur, The Sun and Her Flowers

Help for When It’s Hot 2025

Updated June 6th, 2025

This weekend is expected to be the warmest of the year so far, with temperatures forecast to reach the upper 80s Saturday, June 7, and into the 90s Sunday, June 8.

Because our bodies are not yet acclimated to hot summer weather — and even though overnight temperatures will remain relatively cool — this first stretch of high-heat days of the year can mean a greater risk of health impacts. Community members are advised to take care when working or playing outside in the midday heat. Rose Festival attendees are especially encouraged to be mindful of heat safety as they enjoy the event outside under the sun.

>> Learn about the symptoms of heat illness and how to care of yourself and others during hot weather.

If you plan to seek relief from the heat in waterways, please swim and splash safely. Hot temperatures combined with cold, early-season snowmelt can be dangerous in lakes, rivers and creeks. Be aware of swift currents, cool water temperatures, hidden hazards and uneven bottom surfaces.

You can also take steps to prepare yourself and get your home summer-ready before it gets too hot. Stock up on fans/air conditioners and sun-blocking curtains, sunscreen, and other summer essentials. Now is also a time to make a plan for pets, children, elders and those with medical conditions, all of whom are more vulnerable to heat illness.

Check this interactive map

of library branches, pools, community centers and other cooling spaces, and make a plan to cool off when it’s hot. Always confirm hours and locations of libraries

before you go. Remember that several libraries are closed for construction.

Check this website for the latest updates on cooling centers and other resources to stay safe on hot days.

Bookmark these links

• National Weather Service
• : Check the forecast and plan outdoor activities for the coolest times of day.
• 211info
• : Dial 211 to find a cool space nearest you and to learn about transportation options.
• Public Alerts
• : Sign up to receive health and safety alerts in your area.
• Heat Risk Map
• : The National Weather Service forecasts heat risk for vulnerable populations.
• Clackamas County
• : Find cool spaces in Clackamas County.
• Washington County

: Find cool spaces in Washington County

Help for When It’s Hot 2025

Updated June 8th, 2025

Cooling centers are NOT active at this time. North Portland and Midland Libraries will be open extended hours until 8 p.m. tonight, Sunday, June 8.

Because our bodies are not yet acclimated to hot summer weather — and even though overnight temperatures will remain relatively cool — this first stretch of high-heat days of the year can mean a greater risk of health impacts. Community members are advised to take care when working or playing outside in the midday heat. Rose Festival attendees are especially encouraged to be mindful of heat safety as they enjoy the event outside under the sun.

>> Learn about the symptoms of heat illness and how to care of yourself and others during hot weather.

If you plan to seek relief from the heat in waterways, please swim and splash safely. Hot temperatures combined with cold, early-season snowmelt can be dangerous in lakes, rivers and creeks. Be aware of swift currents, cool water temperatures, hidden hazards and uneven bottom surfaces.

You can also take steps to prepare yourself and get your home summer-ready before it gets too hot. Stock up on fans/air conditioners and sun-blocking curtains, sunscreen, and other summer essentials. Now is also a time to make a plan for pets, children, elders and those with medical conditions, all of whom are more vulnerable to heat illness.

Check this interactive map

of library branches, pools, community centers and other cooling spaces, and make a plan to cool off when it’s hot. Always confirm hours and locations of libraries

before you go. Remember that several libraries are closed for construction.

Check this website for the latest updates on cooling centers and other resources to stay safe on hot days.

Bookmark these links

• National Weather Service
• : Check the forecast and plan outdoor activities for the coolest times of day.
• 211info
• : Dial 211 to find a cool space nearest you and to learn about transportation options.
• Public Alerts
• : Sign up to receive health and safety alerts in your area.
• Heat Risk Map
• : The National Weather Service forecasts heat risk for vulnerable populations.
• Clackamas County
• : Find cool spaces in Clackamas County.
• Washington County

: Find cool spaces in Washington County

2025

Oregon Health Authority

Get Prepared

Heat-related deaths and illness are preventable, yet annually many people succumb to extreme heat. This website provides easily accessible resources for members of the public, local health departments and other organizations to assist ongoing outreach efforts to those most vulnerable to extreme heat events.

• Know the warning signs and symptoms

• Health threats from extreme heat

• Fact sheets in multiple languages

Heat-related Illness:

Warning Signs and Symptoms

• Muscle cramping might be the first sign of heat-related illness, and may lead to heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Here is how you can recognize heat exhaustion and heat stroke and what to do:
  Heat Exhaustion    What you should do
  Faint or dizzy

  Move to a cooler location.

  Sip water.

  Apply cool, wet cloths to as much of your body as possible.

  Lie down and loosen your clothing.

If the person has vomited and it continues, seek medical attention immediately.

Heavy sweating
Fast, weak pulse
Nausea or vomiting
Cold, pale, clammy skin
Muscle cramps
Heat Stroke    What you should do
High body temperature (above 103°F)

Call 911 immediately – heat stroke is a medical emergency.

Move the person to a cooler environment.

Reduce the person’s body temperature with cool cloths or even a bath.

Do NOT give fluids.

Health Threats from Extreme Heat

Infants and young children

Infants and young children are sensitive to the effects of extreme heat, and must rely on other people to keep them cool and hydrated.

• Never leave infants or children in a parked car. (Nor should pets be left in parked cars—they can suffer heat-related illness too.)
• Dress infants and children in loose, lightweight, light-colored clothing.
• Seek medical care immediately if your child has symptoms of heat-related illness.

People with chronic medical conditions

People of any age with a chronic medical condition are less likely to sense and respond to changes in temperature. Also, they may be taking medications that can worsen the impact of extreme heat. People in this category need the following information:

• Drink more water than usual and don’t wait until you’re thirsty to drink.
• Learn about how any medications you take affects your body’s ability to regulate temperature.
• Check on a friend or neighbor, and have someone do the same for you.
• Check the local news for health and safety updates regularly.
• Avoid use the stove or oven to cook — it will make you and your house hotter.
• Wear loose, lightweight, light-colored clothing.
• Take cool showers or baths to cool down.
• Seek medical care immediately if you or someone you know experiences symptoms of heat-related illness.

Athletes and outdoor sports enthusiasts

People who exercise in extreme heat are more likely to become dehydrated and get heat-related illness. STOP all activity and get to a cool environment if you feel faint or weak.

• Drink more water than usual and take a drink before you are thirsty. Muscle cramping may be an early sign of heat-related illness.
• Limit outdoor activity, especially midday when the sun is hottest.
• Schedule workouts, practices, and activities earlier or later in the day when the temperature is cooler.
• Pace activity. Start activities slow and pick up the pace gradually. Remember it may take 1-2 weeks of exposure to high temperatures before your body fully adjusts.
• Monitor a teammate’s condition, and have someone do the same for you.
• Wear loose, lightweight, light-colored clothing.
• Wear and reapply sunscreen as indicated on the package.
• Seek medical care immediately if you or a teammate has symptoms of heat-related illness.
• Learn about Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) heat policies and guidance if you are an athlete, parent of an athlete, coach, trainer or athletics director. This guidance applies to members of OSAA, so if you engage in club sports, you may want to ask if they have similar policies.

Outdoor workers

People who work outdoors, whether as a source of income or for DIY home projects and landscaping, are more likely to become dehydrated. This makes them more likely to get heat-related illness. STOP all activity and get to a cool environment if you feel faint or weak.

• Drink from two to four cups of water every hour while working. Take a drink BEFORE you are thirsty.
• Avoid alcohol or liquids containing large amounts of sugar.
• Ask your employer if tasks can be scheduled for earlier or later in the day to avoid midday heat. If you have DIY projects at home, consider moving work to the coolest parts of the day.
• Wear a brimmed hat and loose, lightweight, light-colored clothing.
• Spend time in air-conditioned buildings during breaks and after work.
• Encourage co-workers or those helping you with home projects to take breaks to cool off and drink water.
• Wear and reapply sunscreen as indicated on the package.
• Seek medical care immediately if you or a co-worker has symptoms of heat-related illness.
• For more information, please visit the CDC’s page on Heat Stress and visit OR-OSHA’s heat stress page.

Heat and low income

• Drink more water than usual and take a drink BEFORE you are thirsty.
• If you have air conditioning, use it to keep your home cool.
• If you can’t afford to use your air conditioning:
  • Contact your local health department or locate an air-conditioned shelter in your area.
  • You can also contact Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for help.
  • Learn more about utility bill payment assistance programs from Oregon Housing and Community Services.
• If you live outdoors, identify public spaces with air conditioning and check to see if cooling centers are available in your community. 211 INFO’s Severe Weather Extreme Heat Cooling Center List, local service agencies and emergency management often have this information in locations where it is available.
• Check on a friend or neighbor, and have someone do the same for you.
• Seek medical care immediately if you have, or someone you know has, symptoms of heat-related illness.

 Fact Sheets

FAQ: Extreme Heat and Public Health

OR-OSHA Resources

• OR-OSHA Heat Stress Page: Provides information and links to resources on preventing heat stress for those working in hot environments.
• Federal OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Campaign: Educates employers and workers on the dangers of working in the heat and offers resources.
• Key requirements: Oregon OSHA’s permanent rules for heat illness prevention: Oregon OSHA’s rules for preventing heat illnesses apply to workplaces whenever an employee is working and the heat index equals or exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit. More requirements apply when the heat index exceeds 90 degrees Fahrenheit (English, 05/09/2022).
  • Reglas de prevención de enfermedades causadas por el calor Requisitos clave: Las normas de Oregon OSHA para prevenir enfermedades causadas por el calor se aplican a los lugares de trabajo cuando un empleado está trabajando y el índice de calor es igual o superior a 80 grados Fahrenheit. Se aplican más requisitos (consulte las Prácticas de altas temperaturas y planes médicos de emergencia, a continuación) cuando el índice de calor supera los 90 grados Fahrenheit (Spanish, 05/09/2022)
• Requisitos clave: norma de Oregon OSHA sobre las altas temperaturas ambientales en las viviendas laborales:  Key requirements: Addressing high ambient temperatures in labor housing (Spanish).
• Opciones para fijar el horario de pausas de descanso para la prevención de enfermedades causadas por el calor: Rest Break Schedule Options for Heat Illness Prevention (Spanish).
• Water temperatures referenced in Oregon OSHA’s rules: Defines the various water temperature terms and requirements that ensure employers provide workers with cold, cool, tepid, warm, or hot water for drinking, bathing, hand washing, laundering clothes, etc.

Accessibility and Adaptive Equipment

Accessibility Medical Equipment, LLC

A non-profit making accessibility affordable.

Accessible Backyards

Helping all your guests enjoy your yard.
Accessible Parking Enforcement

Non-emergency police line: 816-234-5111
Accessible Pharmacy

Accessible Pharmacy is a worldwide leader in medication-specific health equity for people with disabilities. Health equity is about attaining the highest level of health for all people, where everyone has an accessible opportunity to reach optimal health regardless of disability, preferred language, or other factors that affect access to care and health outcomes.
Accessibility Remodeling

Remodeler dedicated to making homes safe and convenient for people of all ages, sizes and abilities.
Accessology

Helping clients understand all state and federal accessiblity laws and how they pertain to each individual.
Advanced Arm Dynamics

Provides the latest technology in upper extremity prosthetics worldwide.
Altimate Medical

Quality standing frames.
askEARN

The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) is a free resource that helps employers tap the benefits of disability diversity. We educate public- and private-sector organizations on ways to build inclusive workplace cultures, and we empower them to become leaders in the employment and advancement of people with disabilities.
Break Boundaries

Helping people with mobility impairments increase their independence, and improve their quality of life, with the help of cutting edge Assistive Technology.
First Hand Foundation

The First Hand Foundation provides funding for individual children with health-related needs when insurance and other financial resources have been exhausted. They also create and support programs that identify issues before they become critical and that empower people to take charge of their health.
Hanger Clinic

Orthotic and prosthetic patient care, products, services, and therapeutic solutions that empower patients, customers and partners.
Horizon Orthotic & Prosthetic Experience (H.O.P.E.)

Provides custom orthotics (orthopedic bracing) and prosthetics (artificial limbs) to patients in the Kansas City metropolitan area and across the Midwest.
Innovation in Motion

All terrain wheelchairs.
Invacare

Manufacture and distribution of innovative home and long-term care medical products that promote recovery and active lifestyles.
Lifewise Renovations

Source for combining affordable remodeling services with the expertise of healthcare professionals for aging-in-place and universal design remodeling.
NuMotion

Responsive and innovative provider of custom wheelchairs. Also providing service and repair of wheelchairs.
Otto Bock Healthcare

Manufactures prostheses, braces and orthoses, children’s wheelchairs, cushions and accessories.
Permobil

Provider of advanced rehab mobility solutions and accessories.
Pindot/Freedom Design

Custom seating.
Quantum Rehab

Designs and manufactures complex rehabilitation solutions for individuals with comprehensive mobility needs.
Restorative Therapies

Revolutionary electrical stimulation devices and therapies to help you stay active and stay ready.
Ride Designs

Seating products to help promote healthy skin, while providing improved mobility, balance and control.
Silver Cross

Recycles and new healthcare equipment.
The Standing Company

Maker of the SuperStand Standing Wheelchair that allows someone who is normally confined to a seated position in a traditional wheelchair to STAND UP and stretch out with ease and safety, at any time, in any place.
Sunrise Medical

Development, design, manufacture and distribution of manual wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, motorized scooters and both standard and customized seating and positioning systems.
Therafin

Manufactures and sells rehabilitation and home health care products through a network of dealers and distributors.
TiLite

Providing both titanium and aluminum chairs that are considered wheeled prosthetic: every frame is made to measure for each individual.
Tobii

The world leader in eye tracking. We transform industries and lives through humanized technology, using eye tracking as our core.
United Access

Specializing in adapting vehicles for those with disabilities.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national origin, and other characteristics illegal, and later sexual orientation and gender identity. In addition, unlike the Civil Rights Act, the ADA also requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, and imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations.

ADA Information Line

Enforcement

Friendship Line

24 Hours a Day 365 Days A Year

800-670-1360

Friendship is just a phone call away for Americans age 60 and over and for adults living with disabilities.

The Friendship Line is offered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by the nonprofit Institute on Aging at 800-971-0016. It is both a crisis intervention hotline and a “warmline” for nonurgent calls.

The confidential service offers active suicide intervention, The service, founded by Patrick Arbore, director of the Institute on Aging’s Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention, is accredited by the American Association of Suicidology. emotional support, elder abuse prevention and counseling, grief support, and information and referrals for isolated older adults.

The Friendship Line also offers outreach, calling on those who suffer from depression, loneliness, isolation, anxiousness, or who may be contemplating suicide. The goal of these well-being checks is to prevent suicide by improving the quality of life and connectedness of isolated older adults.

415-750-4111

650-424-1411

Phone emotional peer support line for blind person

833-932-3931

Eye2Eye is not a crisis helpline nor is it intended as a substitute for professional health care.

Rutgers has launched the nation’s first peer support helpline for the legally blind and their families.

Eye2Eye – 833-932-3931 (83-EYE2EYE-1) – is staffed 24/7 by peer support specialists who are legally blind and understand the challenges callers face.

The program, which is funded by a grant from the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, serves residents in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The helpline assists people with vision impairments and blindness to work through some practical and emotional challenges associated with losing vision. Services include peer support, clinical assessment and referrals to resources for help with mental health, employment, and technology. The program also offers callers resilience training to promote wellness, strength, and self-care.

Recent studies show that one-third of people with vision loss suffer from depression and anxiety. This risk has gone largely unaddressed in the medical community, which has focused more on the practical problems faced by the visually impaired, such as finding employment and navigating everyday tasks, said Steven Silverstein, a clinical psychologist and vision researcher who co-directs the program with Cherie Castellano, the National Peer Support Call Center program director at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

The Eye2Eye peers all have different forms of visual impairments, and these began at different times during their lives. This allows for a ‘cultural connection’ between callers with a wide range of vision problems and life concerns, and our peer counselors.”

ILVSG TeleSupport

Monthly Group Support Sessions Held Over the Telephone

Contact the provider for the monthly meeting day

Description: ILVSG TeleSupport is a year-round program of monthly group support sessions held over the telephone. It is designed for low vision seniors in the United States who have no access to an in-person support group. A session typically includes a brief update on recent research and developments, followed by listening to and discussing the current month’s recorded ILVSG presentation. Each session includes the moderator and an average of 8-12 registered members.

Cost: Absolutely FREE!

Why Are We Doing This?

Information and human interaction are vital to maintaining quality of life when dealing with loss of vision. But, due to disability, lack of transportation, lack of Internet access, or inaccessibility of a live group, a large number of low vision seniors are being left out. This program is our way of reaching those people with the same resources and support we have been sharing with millions of others since 1998 through our website and public outreach programs.

Sponsor: Macular Degeneration Foundation

Moderator: Dan Roberts, Founding Director, Macular Degeneration Support

Presenters: Leading speakers on the topics of low vision care, research, low vision products, rehabilitation, and daily living with low vision.

Obligations of Membership: None. There are no attendance requirements, contracts, fees or required purchases.
How to Become a Member in 3 Easy Steps

Step 1: Email us at [email protected] or call 1-816-588-7747 with your name, email address (if one exists), and your phone number. Also, include your choice of a meeting time as seen below.

Step 2: The TeleSupport moderator, Dan Roberts, will invite you to be a guest at an upcoming session. He will give you the call-in number and the passcode to enter one of three identical 45-minute sessions. The times from which to choose are:

Step 3: Make note of the time you have chosen, the call-in number, and the passcode. A monthly emailed newsletter will remind you of these numbers and of the dates for upcoming sessions; but if you do not receive email, having the information written on your calendar is a good idea.

Deaf & HoH Accessible Crisis Line

Video Phone with ASL

Available 24/7/365

Call VP (321) 800-3323

Crisis Resources and Deaf-Accessible Hotlines

The National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) offers several resources and strategies to locate deaf-accessible crisis services, community resources and hotlines:

• Crisis Line for VideoPhone users who use American Sign Language (available 24/7): (321) 800-DEAF (321-800-3323)
• SAMHSA National Disaster Distress Hotline:
  • TTY Hotline: 800-846-8517   
  • VideoPhone Hotline: 800-985-5990
  • ASL NOW Button goes to link: https://vibrant.aslnow.io/app/8/10004
  • ASL FAQ & VIDEOS Link: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline/asl-faq
• National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
  • To chat online with a counselor (2pm-2am Monday-Friday Eastern Standard Time)
  • TTY Hotline: 800-799-4889
• Crisis text chatline:
  • free, available 24/7, sometimes has Deaf counselors available
  • text START to 741-741
• National Domestic Violence Hotline:
  • E-mail: [email protected]
  • TTY: 1-800-787-3224 (24/7 hotline)
  • VP: 1-855-812-1001 (Monday to Friday 9AM—5PM Pacific Standard Time

Link: https://www.nccsdclearinghouse.org/crisis-resources.html

“when the world comes crashing at
your feet
it’s okay to let others
help pick up the pieces
if we’re present to take part in your
happiness
when your circumstances are great
we are more than capable
of sharing your pain”

― Rupi Kaur, The Sun and Her Flowers

Help for When It’s Hot 2025

Updated June 6th, 2025

This weekend is expected to be the warmest of the year so far, with temperatures forecast to reach the upper 80s Saturday, June 7, and into the 90s Sunday, June 8.

Because our bodies are not yet acclimated to hot summer weather — and even though overnight temperatures will remain relatively cool — this first stretch of high-heat days of the year can mean a greater risk of health impacts. Community members are advised to take care when working or playing outside in the midday heat. Rose Festival attendees are especially encouraged to be mindful of heat safety as they enjoy the event outside under the sun.

>> Learn about the symptoms of heat illness and how to care of yourself and others during hot weather.

If you plan to seek relief from the heat in waterways, please swim and splash safely. Hot temperatures combined with cold, early-season snowmelt can be dangerous in lakes, rivers and creeks. Be aware of swift currents, cool water temperatures, hidden hazards and uneven bottom surfaces.

You can also take steps to prepare yourself and get your home summer-ready before it gets too hot. Stock up on fans/air conditioners and sun-blocking curtains, sunscreen, and other summer essentials. Now is also a time to make a plan for pets, children, elders and those with medical conditions, all of whom are more vulnerable to heat illness.

Check this interactive map

of library branches, pools, community centers and other cooling spaces, and make a plan to cool off when it’s hot. Always confirm hours and locations of libraries

before you go. Remember that several libraries are closed for construction.

Check this website for the latest updates on cooling centers and other resources to stay safe on hot days.

Bookmark these links

• National Weather Service
• : Check the forecast and plan outdoor activities for the coolest times of day.
• 211info
• : Dial 211 to find a cool space nearest you and to learn about transportation options.
• Public Alerts
• : Sign up to receive health and safety alerts in your area.
• Heat Risk Map
• : The National Weather Service forecasts heat risk for vulnerable populations.
• Clackamas County
• : Find cool spaces in Clackamas County.
• Washington County

: Find cool spaces in Washington County

Help for When It’s Hot 2025

Updated June 8th, 2025

Cooling centers are NOT active at this time. North Portland and Midland Libraries will be open extended hours until 8 p.m. tonight, Sunday, June 8.

Because our bodies are not yet acclimated to hot summer weather — and even though overnight temperatures will remain relatively cool — this first stretch of high-heat days of the year can mean a greater risk of health impacts. Community members are advised to take care when working or playing outside in the midday heat. Rose Festival attendees are especially encouraged to be mindful of heat safety as they enjoy the event outside under the sun.

>> Learn about the symptoms of heat illness and how to care of yourself and others during hot weather.

If you plan to seek relief from the heat in waterways, please swim and splash safely. Hot temperatures combined with cold, early-season snowmelt can be dangerous in lakes, rivers and creeks. Be aware of swift currents, cool water temperatures, hidden hazards and uneven bottom surfaces.

You can also take steps to prepare yourself and get your home summer-ready before it gets too hot. Stock up on fans/air conditioners and sun-blocking curtains, sunscreen, and other summer essentials. Now is also a time to make a plan for pets, children, elders and those with medical conditions, all of whom are more vulnerable to heat illness.

Check this interactive map

of library branches, pools, community centers and other cooling spaces, and make a plan to cool off when it’s hot. Always confirm hours and locations of libraries

before you go. Remember that several libraries are closed for construction.

Check this website for the latest updates on cooling centers and other resources to stay safe on hot days.

Bookmark these links

• National Weather Service
• : Check the forecast and plan outdoor activities for the coolest times of day.
• 211info
• : Dial 211 to find a cool space nearest you and to learn about transportation options.
• Public Alerts
• : Sign up to receive health and safety alerts in your area.
• Heat Risk Map
• : The National Weather Service forecasts heat risk for vulnerable populations.
• Clackamas County
• : Find cool spaces in Clackamas County.
• Washington County

: Find cool spaces in Washington County

2025

Oregon Health Authority

Get Prepared

Heat-related deaths and illness are preventable, yet annually many people succumb to extreme heat. This website provides easily accessible resources for members of the public, local health departments and other organizations to assist ongoing outreach efforts to those most vulnerable to extreme heat events.

• Know the warning signs and symptoms

• Health threats from extreme heat

• Fact sheets in multiple languages

Heat-related Illness:

Warning Signs and Symptoms

• Muscle cramping might be the first sign of heat-related illness, and may lead to heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Here is how you can recognize heat exhaustion and heat stroke and what to do:
  Heat Exhaustion    What you should do
  Faint or dizzy

  Move to a cooler location.

  Sip water.

  Apply cool, wet cloths to as much of your body as possible.

  Lie down and loosen your clothing.

If the person has vomited and it continues, seek medical attention immediately.

Heavy sweating
Fast, weak pulse
Nausea or vomiting
Cold, pale, clammy skin
Muscle cramps
Heat Stroke    What you should do
High body temperature (above 103°F)

Call 911 immediately – heat stroke is a medical emergency.

Move the person to a cooler environment.

Reduce the person’s body temperature with cool cloths or even a bath.

Do NOT give fluids.

Health Threats from Extreme Heat

Infants and young children

Infants and young children are sensitive to the effects of extreme heat, and must rely on other people to keep them cool and hydrated.

• Never leave infants or children in a parked car. (Nor should pets be left in parked cars—they can suffer heat-related illness too.)
• Dress infants and children in loose, lightweight, light-colored clothing.
• Seek medical care immediately if your child has symptoms of heat-related illness.

People with chronic medical conditions

People of any age with a chronic medical condition are less likely to sense and respond to changes in temperature. Also, they may be taking medications that can worsen the impact of extreme heat. People in this category need the following information:

• Drink more water than usual and don’t wait until you’re thirsty to drink.
• Learn about how any medications you take affects your body’s ability to regulate temperature.
• Check on a friend or neighbor, and have someone do the same for you.
• Check the local news for health and safety updates regularly.
• Avoid use the stove or oven to cook — it will make you and your house hotter.
• Wear loose, lightweight, light-colored clothing.
• Take cool showers or baths to cool down.
• Seek medical care immediately if you or someone you know experiences symptoms of heat-related illness.

Athletes and outdoor sports enthusiasts

People who exercise in extreme heat are more likely to become dehydrated and get heat-related illness. STOP all activity and get to a cool environment if you feel faint or weak.

• Drink more water than usual and take a drink before you are thirsty. Muscle cramping may be an early sign of heat-related illness.
• Limit outdoor activity, especially midday when the sun is hottest.
• Schedule workouts, practices, and activities earlier or later in the day when the temperature is cooler.
• Pace activity. Start activities slow and pick up the pace gradually. Remember it may take 1-2 weeks of exposure to high temperatures before your body fully adjusts.
• Monitor a teammate’s condition, and have someone do the same for you.
• Wear loose, lightweight, light-colored clothing.
• Wear and reapply sunscreen as indicated on the package.
• Seek medical care immediately if you or a teammate has symptoms of heat-related illness.
• Learn about Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) heat policies and guidance if you are an athlete, parent of an athlete, coach, trainer or athletics director. This guidance applies to members of OSAA, so if you engage in club sports, you may want to ask if they have similar policies.

Outdoor workers

People who work outdoors, whether as a source of income or for DIY home projects and landscaping, are more likely to become dehydrated. This makes them more likely to get heat-related illness. STOP all activity and get to a cool environment if you feel faint or weak.

• Drink from two to four cups of water every hour while working. Take a drink BEFORE you are thirsty.
• Avoid alcohol or liquids containing large amounts of sugar.
• Ask your employer if tasks can be scheduled for earlier or later in the day to avoid midday heat. If you have DIY projects at home, consider moving work to the coolest parts of the day.
• Wear a brimmed hat and loose, lightweight, light-colored clothing.
• Spend time in air-conditioned buildings during breaks and after work.
• Encourage co-workers or those helping you with home projects to take breaks to cool off and drink water.
• Wear and reapply sunscreen as indicated on the package.
• Seek medical care immediately if you or a co-worker has symptoms of heat-related illness.
• For more information, please visit the CDC’s page on Heat Stress and visit OR-OSHA’s heat stress page.

Heat and low income

• Drink more water than usual and take a drink BEFORE you are thirsty.
• If you have air conditioning, use it to keep your home cool.
• If you can’t afford to use your air conditioning:
  • Contact your local health department or locate an air-conditioned shelter in your area.
  • You can also contact Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for help.
  • Learn more about utility bill payment assistance programs from Oregon Housing and Community Services.
• If you live outdoors, identify public spaces with air conditioning and check to see if cooling centers are available in your community. 211 INFO’s Severe Weather Extreme Heat Cooling Center List, local service agencies and emergency management often have this information in locations where it is available.
• Check on a friend or neighbor, and have someone do the same for you.
• Seek medical care immediately if you have, or someone you know has, symptoms of heat-related illness.

 Fact Sheets

FAQ: Extreme Heat and Public Health

OR-OSHA Resources

• OR-OSHA Heat Stress Page: Provides information and links to resources on preventing heat stress for those working in hot environments.
• Federal OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Campaign: Educates employers and workers on the dangers of working in the heat and offers resources.
• Key requirements: Oregon OSHA’s permanent rules for heat illness prevention: Oregon OSHA’s rules for preventing heat illnesses apply to workplaces whenever an employee is working and the heat index equals or exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit. More requirements apply when the heat index exceeds 90 degrees Fahrenheit (English, 05/09/2022).
  • Reglas de prevención de enfermedades causadas por el calor Requisitos clave: Las normas de Oregon OSHA para prevenir enfermedades causadas por el calor se aplican a los lugares de trabajo cuando un empleado está trabajando y el índice de calor es igual o superior a 80 grados Fahrenheit. Se aplican más requisitos (consulte las Prácticas de altas temperaturas y planes médicos de emergencia, a continuación) cuando el índice de calor supera los 90 grados Fahrenheit (Spanish, 05/09/2022)
• Requisitos clave: norma de Oregon OSHA sobre las altas temperaturas ambientales en las viviendas laborales:  Key requirements: Addressing high ambient temperatures in labor housing (Spanish).
• Opciones para fijar el horario de pausas de descanso para la prevención de enfermedades causadas por el calor: Rest Break Schedule Options for Heat Illness Prevention (Spanish).
• Water temperatures referenced in Oregon OSHA’s rules: Defines the various water temperature terms and requirements that ensure employers provide workers with cold, cool, tepid, warm, or hot water for drinking, bathing, hand washing, laundering clothes, etc.

Accessibility and Adaptive Equipment

Accessibility Medical Equipment, LLC

A non-profit making accessibility affordable.

Accessible Backyards

Helping all your guests enjoy your yard.
Accessible Parking Enforcement

Non-emergency police line: 816-234-5111
Accessible Pharmacy

Accessible Pharmacy is a worldwide leader in medication-specific health equity for people with disabilities. Health equity is about attaining the highest level of health for all people, where everyone has an accessible opportunity to reach optimal health regardless of disability, preferred language, or other factors that affect access to care and health outcomes.
Accessibility Remodeling

Remodeler dedicated to making homes safe and convenient for people of all ages, sizes and abilities.
Accessology

Helping clients understand all state and federal accessiblity laws and how they pertain to each individual.
Advanced Arm Dynamics

Provides the latest technology in upper extremity prosthetics worldwide.
Altimate Medical

Quality standing frames.
askEARN

The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) is a free resource that helps employers tap the benefits of disability diversity. We educate public- and private-sector organizations on ways to build inclusive workplace cultures, and we empower them to become leaders in the employment and advancement of people with disabilities.
Break Boundaries

Helping people with mobility impairments increase their independence, and improve their quality of life, with the help of cutting edge Assistive Technology.
First Hand Foundation

The First Hand Foundation provides funding for individual children with health-related needs when insurance and other financial resources have been exhausted. They also create and support programs that identify issues before they become critical and that empower people to take charge of their health.
Hanger Clinic

Orthotic and prosthetic patient care, products, services, and therapeutic solutions that empower patients, customers and partners.
Horizon Orthotic & Prosthetic Experience (H.O.P.E.)

Provides custom orthotics (orthopedic bracing) and prosthetics (artificial limbs) to patients in the Kansas City metropolitan area and across the Midwest.
Innovation in Motion

All terrain wheelchairs.
Invacare

Manufacture and distribution of innovative home and long-term care medical products that promote recovery and active lifestyles.
Lifewise Renovations

Source for combining affordable remodeling services with the expertise of healthcare professionals for aging-in-place and universal design remodeling.
NuMotion

Responsive and innovative provider of custom wheelchairs. Also providing service and repair of wheelchairs.
Otto Bock Healthcare

Manufactures prostheses, braces and orthoses, children’s wheelchairs, cushions and accessories.
Permobil

Provider of advanced rehab mobility solutions and accessories.
Pindot/Freedom Design

Custom seating.
Quantum Rehab

Designs and manufactures complex rehabilitation solutions for individuals with comprehensive mobility needs.
Restorative Therapies

Revolutionary electrical stimulation devices and therapies to help you stay active and stay ready.
Ride Designs

Seating products to help promote healthy skin, while providing improved mobility, balance and control.
Silver Cross

Recycles and new healthcare equipment.
The Standing Company

Maker of the SuperStand Standing Wheelchair that allows someone who is normally confined to a seated position in a traditional wheelchair to STAND UP and stretch out with ease and safety, at any time, in any place.
Sunrise Medical

Development, design, manufacture and distribution of manual wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, motorized scooters and both standard and customized seating and positioning systems.
Therafin

Manufactures and sells rehabilitation and home health care products through a network of dealers and distributors.
TiLite

Providing both titanium and aluminum chairs that are considered wheeled prosthetic: every frame is made to measure for each individual.
Tobii

The world leader in eye tracking. We transform industries and lives through humanized technology, using eye tracking as our core.
United Access

Specializing in adapting vehicles for those with disabilities.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national origin, and other characteristics illegal, and later sexual orientation and gender identity. In addition, unlike the Civil Rights Act, the ADA also requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, and imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations.

ADA Information Line

Enforcement

Friendship Line

24 Hours a Day 365 Days A Year

800-670-1360

Friendship is just a phone call away for Americans age 60 and over and for adults living with disabilities.

The Friendship Line is offered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by the nonprofit Institute on Aging at 800-971-0016. It is both a crisis intervention hotline and a “warmline” for nonurgent calls.

The confidential service offers active suicide intervention, The service, founded by Patrick Arbore, director of the Institute on Aging’s Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention, is accredited by the American Association of Suicidology. emotional support, elder abuse prevention and counseling, grief support, and information and referrals for isolated older adults.

The Friendship Line also offers outreach, calling on those who suffer from depression, loneliness, isolation, anxiousness, or who may be contemplating suicide. The goal of these well-being checks is to prevent suicide by improving the quality of life and connectedness of isolated older adults.

415-750-4111

650-424-1411

Phone emotional peer support line for blind person

833-932-3931

Eye2Eye is not a crisis helpline nor is it intended as a substitute for professional health care.

Rutgers has launched the nation’s first peer support helpline for the legally blind and their families.

Eye2Eye – 833-932-3931 (83-EYE2EYE-1) – is staffed 24/7 by peer support specialists who are legally blind and understand the challenges callers face.

The program, which is funded by a grant from the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, serves residents in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The helpline assists people with vision impairments and blindness to work through some practical and emotional challenges associated with losing vision. Services include peer support, clinical assessment and referrals to resources for help with mental health, employment, and technology. The program also offers callers resilience training to promote wellness, strength, and self-care.

Recent studies show that one-third of people with vision loss suffer from depression and anxiety. This risk has gone largely unaddressed in the medical community, which has focused more on the practical problems faced by the visually impaired, such as finding employment and navigating everyday tasks, said Steven Silverstein, a clinical psychologist and vision researcher who co-directs the program with Cherie Castellano, the National Peer Support Call Center program director at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

The Eye2Eye peers all have different forms of visual impairments, and these began at different times during their lives. This allows for a ‘cultural connection’ between callers with a wide range of vision problems and life concerns, and our peer counselors.”

ILVSG TeleSupport

Monthly Group Support Sessions Held Over the Telephone

Contact the provider for the monthly meeting day

Description: ILVSG TeleSupport is a year-round program of monthly group support sessions held over the telephone. It is designed for low vision seniors in the United States who have no access to an in-person support group. A session typically includes a brief update on recent research and developments, followed by listening to and discussing the current month’s recorded ILVSG presentation. Each session includes the moderator and an average of 8-12 registered members.

Cost: Absolutely FREE!

Why Are We Doing This?

Information and human interaction are vital to maintaining quality of life when dealing with loss of vision. But, due to disability, lack of transportation, lack of Internet access, or inaccessibility of a live group, a large number of low vision seniors are being left out. This program is our way of reaching those people with the same resources and support we have been sharing with millions of others since 1998 through our website and public outreach programs.

Sponsor: Macular Degeneration Foundation

Moderator: Dan Roberts, Founding Director, Macular Degeneration Support

Presenters: Leading speakers on the topics of low vision care, research, low vision products, rehabilitation, and daily living with low vision.

Obligations of Membership: None. There are no attendance requirements, contracts, fees or required purchases.
How to Become a Member in 3 Easy Steps

Step 1: Email us at [email protected] or call 1-816-588-7747 with your name, email address (if one exists), and your phone number. Also, include your choice of a meeting time as seen below.

Step 2: The TeleSupport moderator, Dan Roberts, will invite you to be a guest at an upcoming session. He will give you the call-in number and the passcode to enter one of three identical 45-minute sessions. The times from which to choose are:

Step 3: Make note of the time you have chosen, the call-in number, and the passcode. A monthly emailed newsletter will remind you of these numbers and of the dates for upcoming sessions; but if you do not receive email, having the information written on your calendar is a good idea.