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Left Behind in a Blaze: A Teen’s Terrifying Ordeal and His Fight for Safer Schools
The fire alarm in his UK school starts blaring while smoke rises through the air, causing widespread panic. You are instructed to stay put during an emergency, yet your classmates are already running towards safety. You are in a wheelchair, and there is no possible way to escape. Lucas Vezza-O’Brien experienced
August 17, 2025
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Is the Fire Safety of NDIS Participants Being Compromised
Challenging the Status Quo: Building Classifications and Fire Safety in SDA It is imperative to challenge the status quo regarding what is perceived as permitted building classifications versus what is genuinely safe for Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA). In this video,
June 15, 2025
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An Argument for Fire Sprinklers in SDA
Spanish philosopher George Santayana famously said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” It seems that with the implementation of specialist disability accommodation, we have failed to learn from history regarding the safety of People with
April 6, 2025
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Specialist Disability Accommodation: Disability Fire Safety Forum
Fire safety in SDA Class 1, 2 and 3 buildings Perspectives from a Disability Access Consultant In late 2024, Fire Rescue Victoria and the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission invited me to present at the Disability Fire Safety Forum, which
April 6, 2025
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How do you Evacuate Babies and Children from Multi-Storey Childcare Centres?
For centre-based early childhood education and care services, providing a safe environment for the babies and children in their care is paramount, both in their everyday operations, and also in emergency situations where an evacuation may be required. Safely evacuating
June 7, 2024
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Trapped in a Hotel Room over Christmas
How would you feel being trapped in your hotel room over Christmas? Amber Furlong checked into her accessible hotel room in Noosa on 24 December 2023 as part of a family holiday. Her room was on the 3rd floor of
March 20, 2024
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Why you need a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan for disabled people
A Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan—also known as PEEP—is vital for keeping people safe in an emergency situation. And it’s even more important to have plans in place for disabled people, particularly those who require additional support in an evacuation situation.
December 21, 2022
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Baby Mover Newborn Evacuation Apron
The Baby Mover Newborn evacuation apron is made of solid, flame-retardant material. This fabric makes our evacuation apron extra suitable for emergencies, like cases of fire or flooding. The BABY MOVER® makes hands-free evacuation of babies possible, making it especially
September 22, 2022
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Baby Mover emergency rapid evacuation device for Childcare and Hospitals
Safety is a critically important aspect of a childcare centre. The gathering of toddlers, babies and infants, in general, makes the place highly dependent in an emergency. Since infants depend on care, the need for extra help and a transparent
September 18, 2022
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How would you feel if you were left behind in an emergency?
To be an inclusive community, opportunities must be provided for everyone to be able to participate in all facets of life, including work opportunities, for people with disability. However, whilst the Building Code of Australia (BCA) mandates accessibility for people
April 16, 2022
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How do you Evacuate Disabled from Residential High-Rise Buildings?
Gas Explosion Takes Out Lifts. On 30 March 2009 a gas explosion occurred on level 29 in the plant room area of a residential high-rise building in Spring Street, Bondi Junction, where two plumbers were working on a gas-fired water
September 20, 2021
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This world-class evacuation chair for stairs makes emergency management compliance simple
Complying with national emergency evacuation management standards can be complicated: special planning is required for evacuating people with disability, infants and sick or elderly people. For the buildings, workplaces and facilities in which people with limited mobility live, work or
February 18, 2020
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