Are we fully considering the needs of persons of limited ability in relation to emergency egress from buildings? »
Lee Wilson has recently updated his guidebook (July 2016) entitled “Evacuation of People with Disability & emergent Limitations: Considerations for Safer Buildings & Efficient Evacuations,...
A new copyright bill will give people with a disability greater access to copyrighted works. »
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Ms Mary Mitchell-O’Connor TD and Senator Martin Conway have recently welcomed Government approval for the drafting of a General Scheme of Bill...
Research Report on Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities »
Ireland signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities back in 2007, and is one of only two EU member states, along with Finland, who have not yet ratified the Convention. The former...
Improving the accessibility and universal design of recreation and leisure facilities »
The team at OHAC have recently completed a number of access and universal design projects for recreation and leisure facilities including cinema’s, theatre’s and hotel amenities. The following...
Air Travel Study recommends more collaboration between airlines, airports and service providers in order to improve accessibility for people with reduced mobility »
A recent study carried out by the OCS Group has recommended more collaboration between airlines, airports and service providers in order to improve the quality of assistance to persons with reduced...
