Many people died in
emergencies due to not having proper information of safety and precautions
especially the disabled and elderly people that do not have a source of
information due to lack of accessibility (Onuma, Shin and Managi). The knowledge of
specific safety precautions is mandatory in specific emergencies. For example,
in a situational disability, in which people also be considered as disabled for
the specific situation for example during an earthquake people cannot read
safety precautions easily due to the shaking of the earth. Similarly, with a
diverse population that is, including disabled and elderly people and also people
from different countries who speak different languages; it’s hard for them to
read safety precautions. Hence, there is a need for a universally designed
system to deal with such difficulties. In Pakistan, there is a lack of
information about safety precautions due to which mostly Pakistani did not know
what to do in emergency situations. That results in the loss of lives that
could be saved. That's why the knowledge of emergency management precautions
and safety is very important
Universal design has become
very vital to advance teaching skills or to provide any knowledge or safety
precautions (Perez and Gonzalez). Participants from a research study are
significantly in favor of Universal design for instructions (JK, Barclay
and SR).
As, the purpose of this research study is to make a universally designed
system, to save lives by providing necessary safety advice for all kind of
people regardless of their age, gender, location, and disability. These safety
precautions will be used in emergency management specifically earthquake
emergency management. The targeted audience of this research study is Pakistani
people including the people having different impairments disabilities and
elderly people. So, by this research, a universally designed system for
earthquake emergency management will be designed to save lives for all sort of
people. This system should not only provide safety guidelines but also give
advice for all sort of people including the impaired, elderly and situational
impaired people.
