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Re: Evacuation Maps and Web Accessibility

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From: David R. Stong
Date: Jan 12, 2005 1:18PM

Glenda wrote:
>I hope employees will be strongly encouraged to access
>and learn this information PRIOR to an emergency! I can just see some
>trying to access these maps as the overhead sprinklers are going off.

Great point Glenda. Hopefully this sort of thing is included in staff
orientation manuals and Web sites.

I wonder what the general public does in an emergency- those who are
blind and not employed in the building? Of course they wouldn't be
scrambling to check the Web, but I guess I wonder if large office
buildings shouldn't have something more useful than alarms- sound
devices specifically placed near exits? Textured flooring leading to
exits?

Definitely off topic; sorry.






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David R. Stong
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