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Tsunami Awareness Materials > Tsunami Safety in Braille
Tsunami Safety in Braille
As of 2020, there were more than 26 million people with visual disabilities, including 3.2 million totally blind in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). (http://sgp.orbis.org/en/about-orbis). Noting this reality, and recognizing that safety is a right of all and for all, an initiative was developed aimed at adapting educational and tsunami preparedness materials into accessible formats for blind and visually impaired people in the Caribbean and Latin America. This effort began in 2022, initially at the request of Saint Lucia, as part of the implementation of the UNESCO/IOC Tsunami Ready Recognition Program.
Visually impaired young lady from China
proofreading the Braille Tsunami Safety
Rules at the World Blind Union convention
in Sao Paulo, on September, 2025.
ITIC-CAR participation in the White Cane International Day on October 15, 2025, in Lares Puerto Rico. Glorymar Gómez and Niwdé Rivera, from ITIC-CAR with Aleyda Ortiz, president of the National Federation of the Blind and Barbara Linares, leader of the emergency management committee. Braille Tsunami Safety Rules booklets were available for visually impaired people.
The International Tsunami Information Center, Caribbean Office updated and adapted the brochures "Tsunami Safety Rules" into English and Spanish, incorporating Braille and enlarged print versions.. This material has been shared with countries and territories that have populations with visual impairments, including Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
With the support of the National Federation of the Blind in Puerto Rico, the material in Spanish was reviewed and updated following the accessibility standards of normative Spanish Braille, which differs significantly from the Braille used in English. This review was a direct outcome of ITIC-CAR's participation in the World Blind Convention held in São Paulo, Brazil, in September 2025. This event brought together more than 1,500 visually impaired people from more than 190 countries. At the convention, international participants validated the content and helped identify necessary adjustments in the Spanish version, allowing errors to be corrected and a new edition aligned with the official standards of Spanish Braille has been developed.
Today, this material is available in digital format to expand its reach and accessibility. The resources include color versions, enlarged print, accessible text files compatible with screen readers, as well as download options for regular printing and Braille printers. This initiative represents an important step towards inclusive risk management and the more prepared and resilient communities.
Braille Tsunami Safety Rules
In English
| Document | Format/Size (PDF) | Image |
| Tsunami Safety Rules, full color (English), 2025 |
PDF (2.6 MB) |  |
| Tsunami Safety Rules, large text, full color (English), 2025 |
PDF (2.4 MB) |   |
| Tsunami Safety Rules, large text, B/W (English), 2025 |
PDF (844 KB) |   |
| Braille Interline Tsunami Safety Rules script (English) |
DOCX (3.1 MB) |  |
| Only text Tsunami Safety Rules (English) |
PDF (72 KB) |  |
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Braille version to print (English) |
ZIP (5 KB) |
Reglas de Tsunami en Braille
Español
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| Reglas de Seguridad por Tsunami (a color), 2025 | PDF (2.5 MB) |  |
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| Reglas de Seguridad por Tsunami, letra grande, a color (español), 2025 (doble cara) | PDF (2.3 MB) |   |
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| Reglas de Seguridad por Tsunami, letra grande, blanco y negro (español), 2025 | PDF (867 KB) |   |
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Reglas de Seguridad por tsunami (.docx) compatible con tecnologías asistivas (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, TalkBack) Puede descargar en impresoras Braille |
DOCX (24 KB) |   |
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Reglas de Seguridad por tsunami (.text) compatible con tecnologías asistivas (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, TalkBack) Puede descargar en impresoras Braille |
TXT (3 KB) |   |
Earthquake and Tsunami Safety videos with special sound effects and sign language for deaf and visually impaired children.
The Tori and Teo coloring book was created in 1986 by Jewell Harmon for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and was later translated into Spanish and adapted for Puerto Rico. In 2025, it was converted into a video featuring sign language, audio and visual effects for children who are blind or deaf. The video premiered on March 17, 2025, at Lila Mayoral School in Ponce, Puerto Rico. This coloring book as well as the video teaches what to do in case of and earthquake or tsunamis along with a dialogue of their two main characters.
Videos de Seguridad en caso de Terremotos y Tsunamis con sonidos especiales y lenguaje de señas para niños sordos y con discapacidad visual.
El libro de colorear Tori y Teo, fue creado en 1986 por Jewell Harmon para la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica de EE. UU., y posteriormente fue traducido al español y adaptado para Puerto Rico. En el 2025, se transformó en un vídeo con lenguaje de señas, efectos de audio y visuales para niños ciegos o sordos. El vídeo se estrenó el 17 de marzo de 2025 en la escuela Lila Mayoral de Ponce, Puerto Rico. Este libro de colorear, al igual que el vídeo, enseña qué hacer en caso de un terremoto o tsunamis a través de un diálogo entre sus dos personajes principales.
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