RE: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/564388810/evacuation-of-people-with-disability-and-emergent
When I wrote my guidebook, “Evacuation of People with Disability & Emergent Limitations: Considerations for Safer Buildings & Efficient” I was amazed to find that the needs of a large percentage of people in society are not considered when they need to evacuate a building. In Australia, as well as many countries around the world, this means that we have very accessible buildings and laws that require buildings to be accessible, inclusive and equitable for all in terms of access into the building, and to services within the building. BUT… that’s where it generally ends, there is very little consideration for how to get people with disability OUT during an emergency, particularly those faced with barriers such as fire escape stairs.
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