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December, 2013Volume 6, Issue 3
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2 We All Have the Power. Lets Use It!
5 A Belated Special Thank You! to Barbara Ander, CEO ofCompu-TTY, Inc.
6 Calling All Vendors of Accessibility Products!
10 Research Study on the Evacuation of people with VisualImpairments
14 Persons with disabilities largely ignored during disasters: A UnitedNations Survey
18 5th Backyards & Beyond Wildland Fire Education Conference,
November 14-16.20 Abilities Expo Boston Debut Hits NewHeights
29 The Collection
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We All Have the Power. Lets Use It!By Allan B. Fraser, CBI, CPCA, Sr. Building Code Specialist, NFPA
All people, regardless of their circumstances, have some obligation to be prepared to
take action during an emergency and to assume some responsibility for their own safety.
This was one of the primary philosophies espoused by the former Bill Scott, founder and
CEO of Abilities Unlimited and the original and long-term chair of NFPAs Disability
Access Review and Advisory Committee (DARAC). Its a philosophy and practice that has
been getting more attention over the last two decades since the passage of the ADA, but one
that still needs to be more widely recognized and embraced by society.
A few years ago, I heard Lieutenant General Russell Honor (Ret.) speak at an
inclusive hurricane preparedness conference in Biloxi, Mississippi. General Honor may be
most famous for serving as commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, responsible for
coordinating military relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina-affected areas across the Gulf
Coast. He told a story that brought brilliant clarity to Bill Scotts statement, one I will not
forget.
Lt. General Russell Honor (Ret.)
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As a young boy growing up in Mississippi, his father sent him and his seven older
brothers out to clear the road in front of their home after a hurricane. The hurricane had
passed and the wind had stopped, but it was still raining. They took a big two-man crosscut
saw and their mule to cut up and remove a huge tree that had been blown down, blocking the
road in front of their home. His father told them this was an important job as folks need to
travel up and down the road to check on family, friends, and crops in the wake of the storm.
General Honor went on to explain that, somehow, weve lost that mindset. During
Katrina, residents were told to stay in their homes and wait for days until crews from as far
away as Tennessee and Pennsylvania arrived to remove trees blocking roads, rather than do
the work themselves.
General Honor and Bill Scott strongly espoused the same philosophy, one that we, as
a society, need to recapture: All people, regardless of their circumstances, have some
obligation to be prepared to take action during an emergency and to assume some
responsibility for their own safety.
According to a United Nations survey released on October 12, 2013, one day before
their International Day for Disaster Reduction, a high proportion of persons with disabilities
die or suffer injuries during disasters because they are rarely consulted about their needs and
governments lack adequate measures to address them.
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To quote Albert Einstein, insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and
expecting different results.
At NFPAsNFPA's Backyards & BeyondWildland Fire Education Conference in
Salt Lake City, Utah, last month, I presented a different way of looking at all emergency
evacuations and offered some tools and processes that can be used to begin building better
evacuation plans by helping empower people with disabilities to be prepared to take
action during an emergency and to assume some responsibility for their own safety.
NFPA has a long and successful record of working to ensure life safety in buildings for
everyone, as noted in this requirement excerpted from the 1958 edition ofNFPAsLife Safety
Code:
Exits shall be provided of kinds, numbers, location and capacity appropriate to the
individual building or structure, with due regard to the character of the occupancy, the
number of persons exposed, the fire protection available, and the height and type of
construction of the building or structure, to afford all occupants convenient facilities for
escape.
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Language) interpreters and CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services to
provide access for attendees who were deaf or hard of hearing.
The ASL interpretive services were provided by Compu-TTY, Inc.s CEO Barbara
Anders personal ASL interpreter, who accompanied Ms. Anders to the conference.
Ms. Anders generosity and the wonderful work of her assistant were sincerely
appreciated by NFPA as well as those who used her services to access the content of those
sessions.
Calling All Vendors of Accessibility Products!Dont Miss Your Opportunity at the 2ndNFPA Accessibi li ty Expo: Beyond the ADA atthe 2014 NFPA Conference & Expoin Las Vegas, NV, June 911, 2014
The 2
nd
Accessibility Expo will co-locate with2014 NFPA Conference & Expoat
Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, from June 9 to 11. This exposition
features products designed to empower people with disabilities and their families, friends,
and caregivers, as well as building managers, supervisors, and first responders, to help
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improve the quality of life and safety of people with disabilities far beyond those specified in
the Americans with Disabilities Act. The first Accessibility Expo at last yearsNFPA
Conference &Expoin Chicago was a huge success.
Fire and life safety may be moreimportant to people with disabilities than others
because of the barriers to accessing information and the physical barriers within the built
environment,says Allan Fraser, senior building code specialist and staff liaison to NFPAs
Presidential Disability Access Review and Advisory Committee at NFPA. With each
passing day, I marvel at new technological innovations advancements, particularly those that
improve access to information and communications, and allow people with disabilities to be
more empowered with respect to their own safety.
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We want to shine the light on vendorsinnovations for people with disabilities so that
users, safety managers, caregivers, first responders, and vendors can connect and interact.
Supporting Accessibility Expowill be a series of conference sessions addressing one or more
of the five categories of disabilitymobility, vision, hearing, speech, and cognitiveand the
creative and common sense best practices and solutions available, including, but not limited
to:
The 2015 Edition of ANSI/ICC A117.1, Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings
and Facilities
Human Behavior in Fire Research Planning Workshop
A Case Study: The First Fire Service Access Elevator Installed in San Francisco
Challenges of Planning for Mass Evacuation
Missing 20% of Your Population When Planning for Emergency Evacuations?
Lessening Your Liability: Emergency Shelter Planning for Those with Functional Needs
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Firefighters and Home Fire Safety Solutions for People with Disabilities
Ergonomic Evaluation of Stair Descent Devices: Final Results and Device Demonstration
Autism Awareness for First Responders
Remembering When: A Fall and Fire Prevention Program for Older Adults
I knew I should have started planning earlier!
Examples of the many products suitable for the exhibition include enhanced alarming
systems, directional sound devices, voice-to-text/text-to-voice devices, video phones for ASL
users, power wheelchairs, signage, and accessibility training and preparedness programs for
employers.
Vendors interested in exhibiting at the 2014 Accessibility Expo, June 911 in Las Vegas
please contact:
Companies AL:Mark Sorensenor call 630-271-8210.
Companies MZ:Matt Hawerbieror call 630-271-8227
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Research study on the evacuation of people with
visual impairments
Janne Gress Srensen
Janne Gress Srensen, M.Sc. Civil Engineering, from the Technical University of
Denmark at the Department of Civil Engineering is conducting a much-needed research
study to identify evacuation characteristics of people who are blind and visually impaired.Previous studies have shown that the more vulnerable segments of our population, such as
children, the elderly, and people with disabilities, including visual impairments, are more
likely to be injured during emergencies.
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The fire safety design of todays buildings is mainly based on the way able-bodied
adults respond to emergencies, and it is questionable that this provides a sufficient level of
safety for all building occupants. However, little is known about the evacuation
characteristics of people who are blind or visually impaired, hence the importance of this
study.
The data collected will be used to develop new evacuation models that describe how
blind and visually impaired people function during an evacuation. These models can then be
used to help design more effective fire safety systems for buildings, which will increase
visually impaired workers and visitors access to commercial buildings.
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The study was conducted in September 2013 using a number of evacuation drills in an
office building in the Washington, D.C., area. The exercises, which included movement
through rooms and hallways, and stairs, were divided into different parts to measure different
parameters. They included the movement of individuals, small groups, and larger groups.
The exercises were initiated by a local alarm that the participants were warned of beforehand.
These drills were recorded with temporarily installed video cameras, and the video
footage will be analyzed with respect to different evacuation parameters, including walking
speeds horizontally and on staircases, person densities, density dependency, position with
regard to walls and flow.
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After the exercises, each participant was interviewed about his or her experiences
during the drills.
The participants said they benefited from the exercises by learning how they might
react, both physically and mentally, during an evacuation.
Results from this study will benefit both science and society by providing information
about the walking speeds, stair usage, person density dependency, movement flows, and
behavior of visually impaired persons during an emergency evacuation. The information will
help create a valid basis for developing evacuation models for people who are blind and
visually impaired that can serve as input for evacuation calculations used to predict total
evacuation times.
For more information on the study, contact Janne Gress Srensen [email protected]
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Persons with disabilities largely ignored during
disasters: A United Nations Survey
A high percentage of people with disabilities die or are injured during disasters
because they are rarely consulted about their needs and governments thus lack adequate
measures to address them, according to a United Nations (UN) survey released October 10,
2013, the day before their International Day for Disaster Reduction.
The online survey, produced by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
and partners, consulted nearly 6,000 persons with disabilities in 126 countries on how theycope with, and prepare for, disasters. The results show that people living with disabilities
worldwide are rarely consulted about their needs in times of disaster. During natural disasters
such as floods or earthquakes, only 20 percent of respondents said they could evacuate
immediately without difficulty. Six percent said they would not be able to evacuate at all, and
the remainder said they would only be able to evacuate with a degree of difficulty.
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The results of this survey are shocking, saidMargareta Wahlstrm, the UN
Secretary-GeneralsSpecial Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). It
clearly reveals that the key reason why a disproportionate number of persons with disabilities
suffer and die in disasters is because their needs are ignored and neglected by the official
planning processes in the majority of situations.
The International Day for Disaster Reduction, held annually on October 13, focused
this year on the critical role of persons with disabilities in fostering their own disaster
resilience. The survey showed that inclusion of those with disabilities must become a central
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concern in all emergency communications. It notes a wide range of challenges during
evacuation, including difficulty hearing, seeing, walking, or climbing steps and difficulty
communicating.
If given enough time, the percentage of those with disabilities who could evacuate
with no difficulty almost doubles from 20 percent to 38 percent, which underlines the
importance of early warnings that reach all members of a community. Many respondents said
that, if they had an early warning, they would take measures that would better prepare them
for disasters. For example, one respondent said that if he had knew bad weather was coming,
he would sleep in his wheelchair so he could take cover quickly. Another respondent said an
early warning of bad weather would allow him to stock up on medicines, while another
expressed was worried that he could not receive alerts because he cannot hear sirens.
1. Which types of hazards or disaster risks do you or your community expect to be exposedto in any one year?
o Avalancheo Cyclone (hurricane, storm surge, tropical depression or storm, typhoon)o Droughto Earthquake
o Epidemic/pandemicso Extreme weather (blizzards, cold wave, heat wave)o Flood (flashfloods, river erosion)o Insect infestationo Landslideo Technical disaster (infrastructure collapse, industrial accident)o Tornado (twister, vortex)o Tsunamio Volcanic eruptiono WildfireoNoneo Dont know
o Other (please specify)
Sample Question from Survey
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The 22-question survey also shows that 71 percent of respondents have no personal
preparedness plan for disasters, and only 31 percent always have someone to help them
evacuate, while 13 percent never have anyone to help them.
People with disabilities also face difficulties after disasters because emergency care
systems are poorly designed for them.
The lack of the inclusion of people with disabilities in the planning stages leads to
systems being inadequate, said Ms. Wahlstrm. The survey showsthat people largely
depend on friends and family for safety, and it shows that, even when there are early warning
systems, they are not necessarily suitable for people who dont hear or people who are color
blind, for example. She added that that the survey countries run the risk of bundling all
types of disabilities together and said that the survey highlights the importance of
incorporating multiple perspectives from persons with disabilities.
The top five hazards or disaster risks survey respondents faced were floods, extreme
weather, tornados, drought, and earthquakes. UNISDR said it has decided to continue the
survey until the end of the year to expand the sample. UNISDR will ensure that respondents
knowledge and experiences are fully considered at the 2015 World Conference on Disaster
Risk Reduction when the UN member states meet in Japan to adopt a new global framework
for disaster risk reduction to replace the current Hyogo Framework for Action.
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Evacuation Plans for People with Disabilities a
Featured Session at NFPA's Backyards & Beyond
Wildland Fire Education Conference
The fifthBackyards & Beyond Wildland Fire Education Conference, was held in Salt
Lake City, Utah, from November 14 to 16, 2013. By all accounts, it was a timely, productive,
and well-received conference that provided attendees with an opportunity, to build
relationships, explore key issues, and learn about wildfire mitigation tools and resources for
preparing for, and adapting to, living with wildfire.
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The event brought together leading wildfire experts, Firewisecommunity
representatives, community planners, civic leaders, homeowners and residents, insurance
professionals, landscape architects, and others from all over the United States, as well as a
number of foreign countries.
NFPAs Allan B. Fraser gave a presentation entitled, Are you ignoring 20% of your
population when planning for wildland fires?Fraser told the sessions approximately 300
attendees that if your plan works for people with disabilities, it will work for everyone. He
also used national and local statistics to suggest that first responders will have much more
success with evacuation plans by including people with a wide range of disabilities in the
planning process and by empowering people with disabilities through training and practice
before events occur.
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ICC/ANSI A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings
and Facilities Standard Halfway Through Revision
Cycle
For those of you who dont know,A117.1 -Accessible and Usable Buildings and
Facilitiesis the private-sector consensus standard that, along with the Department of
Justices 2010 ADA Standard, is used for the design, construction, and modification of
almost all buildings and facilities in the United States. The standard, originally published in
1961 as the result of efforts by the President's Committee on Employment of the Physically
Handicapped, was originally called Standard Specifications for Making Building and
Facilities Accessible to, and Usable by, the Physically Handicapped.
ANSI A117.1- 1961 Cover
From the original 16 pages of requirements, the document has grown to some 136
pages and has been revised eight times over the past 52 years. As with all ANSI consensus
codes and standards, the public can propose revisions to the document on a periodic, two-part
cycle. During the most recent revision cycle, the entire document was open for changes
submitted by the public until July 2, 2012.
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The committee had three meetings to review and act on those suggestions, culminating
in theFirst Public Review Draft,which wasopened to the public for commentson October25, 2013. The document will remain open for comments related to changes made by the
committee until December 9, 2013.
The committee will meet again from January 21 to 24, 2014, to review and act on all
the comments. This will result in the publication of a Second Draft Report,which will also
be open for public comments.
Below is the tentative schedule for the rest of the cycle. For more information,click
here.
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A117.1 CommitteeDraft Work Plan as of 11/2013 (Subject to Revision)
Jan. 2024, 2014 Committee meetingto consider public comments to
first draft
April 2014 Post public comments draft two.
June 2014 Committee meetingto consider public comments tosecond draft.
July 2014 Distribute public comments report to proponents for
30-day unresolved comment period.
September 2014 Ballot to publish standard.
November 2014 Publish standard.
Abilities Expo Boston Debut Hits New Heights
Abilities Expo,the nations leading exhibition for people with disabilities,
successfully launched its first Boston event on September 20-22 at the Boston Convention &
Exhibition Center.
By the end of the day on Sunday, 3,242 adults with disabilities, caregivers and
healthcare professionals had crossed the threshold to see the latest products and services,
learn from dynamic workshops and engage in fun events and activities. Counting non-
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registered children under the age of 18 (estimated at an additional 25%), the total number of
visitors to the Expo was more than 4,000!
In the vein of a superstore, the Expo featured a wide variety of products to appeal to
people of all ages encompassing the full spectrum of disabilities. There were bionic
exoskeletons to help paraplegics and quadriplegics walk, adaptive vehicles, wheelchairs and
accessories, adaptive clothing, home modification devices, daily living aids, medical
equipment, adapted furniture, assistive technology for people with sensory disabilities,
developmental disability products and much more from the nearly 150 vendors.
The workshops addressing critical issues for people with disabilities included
presentations on emergency preparedness by NFPAs Allan Fraser, therapeutic recreation,
thriving as a parent of a unique child, home accessibility, finding the correct mobility device
and more.
I had an incredible day at the Abilities Expo! commented attendee Bennett Lamson
on Facebook. Ran into/met lots of cool people and saw/tried lots of awesome things
Including some wicked sick eye gaze software where I was able to look at the computer
screen and blink like I was clicking a mouse.
The energy at the Boston Abilities Expo was incredible, said President and CEO
David Korse. Were thrilled that so many from the community of people with disabilities
were able to come and join us for the celebration. We hope to see everyone again when we
come back on September 5-7, 2014.
For more information, visitwww.abilitiesexpo.com/boston.
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The
Collection
By definition, a collection is a group of objects or works to be seen, studied, or kept
together. The purpose of this column is to provide you with links to news items, stories, and
general information that you may not be aware of, but may help you to reduce the burden of
fire and other hazards on the quality of your own life or that of family and friends.
Woman with disability dies in fire
Police investigating death of disabled man in Mehlville house fire
Suspect charged with murder in deadly Wilmington fire
Disabled man dies in a fire in the Bronx
Researchers improving transit and sidewalk access for people with disabilities
Jamaica to test disaster warning system for persons with disabilities
Bangladesh to set up 5,200 new cyclone centers
Dont Leave Us Behind!! (Poster)
San Francisco International Airport launches disability awareness training
Disability group finds barriers to accessibility at 95% of Amtrak stations
Video could transform how schools serve teens with autism
Pacifica Police launches Map Your Neighborhood Program toprepare for disaster
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