{"id":3826,"date":"2021-06-23T11:32:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T11:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=3826"},"modified":"2025-04-09T14:52:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:52:41","slug":"evacuation-chair-range-developed-by-and-for-disabled-people-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/evacuation-chair-range-developed-by-and-for-disabled-people-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Evacuation Chair Range Developed by and For Disabled People"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3826\" class=\"elementor elementor-3826\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb4f78c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fb4f78c\" 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class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Direct Access has recently launched our brand-new Evacuation Chair range. Developed by disabled people, it is the first time that Chairs have been developed with a disabled evacuee in mind.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Established in 2004, Direct Access remains the UK\u2019s leading accessibility consultancy advising organisations on physical access to premises. A key feature of Direct Access\u2019s consultancy work has been regular identification of the need for evacuation equipment to aid in emergencies. Systems are often supplied as a box solution and installed with little consideration of the comfort of the end-user who often must remain within the evacuation equipment until the emergency is over or an alternative wheelchair is obtained. Their normal wheelchair or walking aid is left behind during an evacuation as it is not designed for fast, safe evacuation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Operations Director Steve Dering believes \u201cThis leaves both operators and evacuees fearful of using evacuation equipment, and this fear translates into disabled people or expectant mothers not wanting to use evacuation equipment as they do not feel safe or confident in the chair. Training always appears to be around how to use the equipment and fails to advise how an operator can reassure the individual in the chair.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e728e73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e728e73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88c3afb\" data-id=\"88c3afb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ddb76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46ddb76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We believe we have identified a fundamental flaw when it comes to egress, which is to say that there is a lack of equal access when it comes to on-site evacuation equipment, seemingly ignored by most providers. Direct Access is proud to say that we have the knowledge and resources to step up and fill this gap. Our chair has even been featured in leading industry publications such as Tomorrow\u2019s Health and Safety Magazine.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Founder Steven Mifsud, who himself is deaf, said \u201cBuilding owners were informing us they are uncertain of what they need or where to go when considering how to evacuate a building. Disabled people were telling us they did not feel confident about being evacuated. Our evacuation chairs are easily identifiable in their orange and black colours. This is particularly valuable for neurodiverse people who associate orange with the life preservers seen on ships.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our chair is the next evolutionary design for evacuating people in emergency situations, with new features and benefits that surpass older models of evacuation chairs left to gather dust in stairwells. Its self-breaking technology gives the operator full control to evacuate at whatever speed is right for them and the passenger. There is also no need for a manual brake, as the chair stops when you want it to. In addition, it can be comfortably operated by a single person even when carrying larger passengers.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We have developed an extensive team of installation and servicing Engineers who have disabilities themselves to roll out this new range, in service of our fundamental mission, creating accessible environments for all.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e53612 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"0e53612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/bsl-interpretation-and-inclusivity\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">Previous<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">BSL Interpretation and Inclusivity<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/case-studies\/sharjah-humanitarian-city-2\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--label\">Next<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Sharjah Humanitarian City, UAE &#8211; Accessibility Consultancy<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evacuation Chair Range Developed by and for Disabled People Direct Access has recently launched our brand-new Evacuation Chair range. 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