Preparing for and responding to emergency and disaster situations within the deafblind community requires education and training of deafblind individuals utilizing self-efficacy, self-advocacy, and self-preservation to save lives, bring about awareness within the deafblind community, mitigate damages and costs. To dispel the myth that "someone will come and get you" in emergencies and to promote self-advocacy as a skill that can save one's life. To promote the idea that "The greatest indicator of personal independence is the ability to feel capable of preserving your own life and the lives of others." The Emergency Preparedness Overview will engage and educate the audience about the following key concepts that will ultimately lead to Self-Efficacy, Self-Advocacy, & Self-Preservation. Why we need to save ourselves. Knowing/understanding of what an emergency is vs disaster. The presentation will further introduce the following strategic methods and techniques that the deafblind Individual and their families can put into place in preparation for the event of an emergency. Emergency Bag and its basic contents? Different tools to use during an emergency. Planning exit routes before emergencies/disasters happen. Creating backup communication methods for the deafblind individual. Ways to set up Emergency Electronic File Storage. How the Emergency X on the back signal indicates that there is no time to talk.