Deafgard - The Wire Free Fire Alarm for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People

Legislation, Standards and Approvals

Introduction

The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) aims to end discrimination which many disabled people face. This act gives disabled people rights in the areas of: employment, access to goods, facilities and services, buying or renting land or property.

The Act defines a disabled person as someone with a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his/her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

DDA Part III

Part III of the DDA came into force on the 1st October 2004; these duties apply to businesses and to other providers of services to the public, such as hoteliers, where physical features make access to their services impossible or unreasonably difficult for disabled people. Under the terms of Part III of the DDA service providers may have to consider making permanent physical adjustments to their premises in order to comply.

Deafgard

Deafgard, is the wire free fire alarm listening device for deaf and hard of hearing people, produced and marketed by Fireco.

Deafgard consists of a battery-powered, acoustically triggered bedside unit that incorporates a high intensity strobe and a connected vibrator pad that is placed under the pillow. When Deafgard hears the fire alarm, the under pillow pad vibrates waking the sleeper and the activated flashing strobe provides the complementary visual indicator. Deafgard ensures their customers comply with important elements of the Disability Discrimination Act.

Deafgard was developed following feedback from the market place that suggested a portable wire free device was preferable to an expensive wired in/loop system.

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