ADA National Network Learning Session: Accessible Means of Egress/Emergency Evacuation

Date/Time: April 14, 2016 at 2:30 pm ET

Location: Webinar

Description: These 90 minute webinars are delivered by the Pacific ADA Center using the Blackboard Collaborate webinar platform. All sessions will be captioned, recorded and archived.

This program is delivered via both webinar platform and via telephone (additional charges may apply). Real-time captioning is available via the webinar platform.

All webinars offered have real-time closed captioning for persons who are hearing impaired. The webinars are accessible to people with vision disabilities by using screen readers. The webinar system is also accessible to people with mobility/dexterity impairments who use keyboard commands instead of mouse clicks.

The way someone enters and moves into a building is not always the same way they move to evacuate a building in an emergency. In addition to accessible entry, persons with disabilities must be considered when designing plans and building systems used for emergency evacuation. The accessible means of egress provisions from the International Building Code (IBC) are now referenced in the federal design regulations and will be required for all new construction. This program will introduce you to the concepts, details and application of exiting provisions, and assist in understanding how the codes and federal regulations are now working to harmonize the national response to designing a building not only for ingress, but for egress as well. Discussions will include operational safety plans, fire drills, notification/communication for occupants in a building during the emergency and physical building requirements.

Learning objectives:

• Determine what is considered when preplanning for emergencies.

• Recognize how people are informed about emergency routes and the need for emergency evacuations.

• Identify the elements of the accessible means of egress routes and where they are required.

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