Innovative Practices 2014 on Accessibility
Evacuation manual in DAISY Multimedia Format
| Name of Innovative Practice: | Evacuation manual using DAISY |
|---|---|
| Organisation: | Assistive Technology Development Organization (ATDO) |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Beneficiaries targeted | Persons with learning disabilities |
| Approach/ model/ solution: | Computer, internet learning laboratory; scientific research |
PROBLEMS TARGETED
Bethel’s House members with severe psycho-social disabilities living in the Urakawa Town successfully participate in the community. One of their major concerns was a potential Tsunami. It is expected, in the worst scenario, to be more than 10 meters high. By sharing scientific knowledge on Tsunami and by training evacuation, despair was changed to confidence.
PROJECT One part of the multimedia manual focuses on ‘general information’, sharing basic information on why it is essential to evacuate when a natural disaster happens. The second part pairs the ‘evacuation route’ with a customized training manual, indicating the best evacuation route in one’s familiar surroundings. People may see faces they know, including themselves, alongside familiar houses and streets and hear a familiar voice speaking the text. The idea is to make people feel that it is his/her own manual for safety. CURRENT SITUATION & OUTLOOK The training includes easy instructions: It is further planned to disseminate the training manual to other locations in Japan, India and Sri Lanka and to produce a similar manual for typhoon and heavy rain disasters. Translation is not very difficult but some of the contents need to be modified to be based on the local situation.
top ‘liked’ by All voters | Accessibility to services | Targeting persons with learning difficulties and physical disabilities.
Nominated by: Mr. Yasunobu ISHII, The Nippon Foundation
