Resource Zone, Disability Awareness, Fire Safety
Emergency Voice Communication systems (sometimes known as disabled refuge systems) enable people waiting in a disabled refuge area to contact building responders during emergencies. Using an Emergency Voice Communication System – installed in buildings’ disabled...
Resource Zone, Disability Awareness, Fire Safety
Sound-activated vibrating pillow pads can be cheap and easy to install – but by focusing on sound, they fail to put Deafness first. If you’re responsible for Health and Safety in residential buildings or hotels, you may have come across sound-activated pillow pads...
Resource Zone, Disability Awareness
05 July 2024 More people are hard of hearing than previously thought. Here’s how that relates to fire safety. Up until recently, it was widely recognised that 1 in 6 adults in the UK had hearing loss. But in June 2024 a new study was published showing that this...
Disability Awareness, Resource Zone
On Sunday 3 March 2024 it’s World Hearing Day – and this year’s theme is “Changing mindsets: let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all!” Who experiences hearing loss? Anyone can experience hearing loss or deafness. In the UK, 1 in 6 people have some...
Disability Awareness, Resource Zone
Imagine an accessible toilet alarm’s been activated in one of your buildings. Now what? Is anyone around to see it? How do you know that someone will respond? The need for accessible toilet alarms Alarms in accessible toilets are critically important. Toilet...
Resource Zone, Disability Awareness
It’s currently Deaf Awareness Week (1-7 May 2023), and the theme is ‘Access to Communication’. The focus this week is all about: raising awareness of communication needs of people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing advocating for greater access...
