Evacuation of people with disabilities

Journal of Security Education

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 107-118

  Steinfeld, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Buildings; Disability; Evacuation; Planning; Universal design

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750529545     PISSN: 15507890     EISSN: 15507904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J460v01n04_10     Document Type: Review

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