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Fire Safety and Means of Escape for Disabled
People - Seminar reports
Means of escape for disabled people
is an important issue. The requirement under the DDA to remove
physical barriers which came into force on 1 October 2004
will affect all organisations with one or more employees or
where they supply services to the public. DRC estimates that
some 11 million people in the UK have some form of impairment
that may have an impact on their ability to leave a building
in the event of a fire.
The Chief Fire Officer's Association
(CFOA), in partnership with the DRC, Qequality and Salford
University recently held a Round Table Seminar at DRC London
offices on the issues surrounding the safety and means of
escape of disabled people in case of fire.
On Thursday 7 October 2004, the West
Yorkshire Fire Prevention Panel held a seminar on Fire Safety
and Disabled People where prominent speakers examined the
issues from their specialist viewpoints, initiating debate,
and Salford University presented the findings of the earlier
Round Table Seminar. Speakers presentations and profiles,
together with links to further information on the variuos
issues examined, are available for access via the West
Yorkshire Fire Prevention Panel website under the
heading "Seminars".
DDA Seminar for NHS Contractors and NHS Staff
The Scottish Executive Health Department (SEHD) held a day
long seminar at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre
on 2 December 2003 in order to demystify the requirements
of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 within the particular
context of Primary Care NHS contractors and staff.
A Summary Report of the event was included within NHS
Circular HDL(2003)64
Improving Disabled People's Access to Health Provision
The Disability Rights Commission, NHS Quality Improvement
Scotland, the Scottish Executive and Scottish Human Services
Trust held a conference on 28th February 2003 at the Stirling
Management Centre, Stirling. Around 85 people gathered to
consider the demands and challenges of changing policy and
legislation, in particular the Disability Discrimination Act
1995, and to establish an agenda for action.
You can view the Summary Report of the event here.
Scottish Disability Sport Conference
The Scottish Executive held a Disability
Sport Conference on 20 May 2003 at the Dewar's Centre
in Perth. Additionally, Scotland's first Physical
Activity Strategy was launched on 13 February 2003.
Further information about Scottish
Disability Sport.
2003 Disability Conference and Workshop - "Service for
All"
The Scottish Executive and Scottish Human Services Trust
organised an event on Wednesday 18th June 2003 at the Edinburgh
International Conference Centre.
The purpose of the day was to bring together people with
disabilities, people with mental health problems, older people
and their families and staff in the NHS who are working to
make services more accessible.
The main elements of the event were to:
- Understand access from the perspective of people with
disabilities, people with mental health problems and older
people what helps and what are the main problems
- Identify good practice in Scotland
- Share ideas around practical solutions and on ways to
get advice and help from others
- Inform on-going development of policies and advice for
the Scottish Executive and the NHS in Scotland
You can view the Summary Report of the event here.
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