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Historically, people with functional needs have been vulnerable in emergency situations, and emergency planners are responsible for creating equal access for mass prophylaxis events.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Methods<\/jats:title>Measures to create access for individuals with functional needs were tested in a countywide exercise in which 40 volunteers with functional needs walked through an open point of dispensing location to collect medication as if it were a real emergency. Actions were informed by representatives from the functional needs community in the St Louis area.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>During the exercise, medications were successfully dispensed to all participants. Many participants offered feedback for future program design.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions<\/jats:title>Outcomes indicated the importance of working closely with the community organizations that serve people with functional needs in designing appropriate response measures, providing sensitivity training to staff members, employing useful technology, and using visual and verbal cues. 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