PRO.D.I.G.Y - Promoting Disability Inclusion in emergency response in the World of Work

With the rapid technological advancements, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies have been increasingly adopted to address various challenges in emergency management in the built environments.

Our research showed that utilizing and adopting AR/VR into the organizations Emergency response plans for disabled people (employees or visitors) in coordination with responders would be a very important step forward in:

a) helping organizations aligning with (a) EU initiative as expressed in the “Union of Equality, Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030” (b) the EU digitalization initiative as is supported these last years

b) supporting and ensuring disabled people will respond effectively in emergency situations

c) supporting and ensuring First Responders’ teams will be assisting disabled people effectively in emergency situations

d) assisting into digitizing the emergency response training and exercising process that is usually on paper in the vast majority of the organizations

e) utilize a methodology to approach the overall subject in a holistic way

Objectives

The general objective of the PRO.D.I.G.Y project that we would like to achieve is to promote the use and adoption of AR/VR solutions to assist disabled people, first responders and companies during workplace emergencies to increase the safety of people with disabilities. Acquired Emergency Preparedness Training would offer people and companies ways to prepare and be protected during unexpected workplace emergencies.

Target groups

The key target groups are:

People with disabilities either as employees or as visitors of SMEs and organizations of all kinds.
SMEs, organizations of all kinds that want to

- Strengthen their social profile and support the employees, visitors and customers with disabilities

- Enhance their emergency response planning with state-of-the-art approaches

- Digitalize their training for people with disabilities but also for their own emergency responders
3. Involved personnel in Emergency Management in SMEs and organizations of all kinds. This includes

- Health & Safety managers & staff

- Security personnel

- First Responders

Work packages

Creation of methodological framework for workplace emergency preparedness for people with disabilities
Development of Self-Assessment Tool and Interactive Training Package (with use of VR/AR)
Design and Programming of Online Training Platform

Partners

SPOLECZNA AKADEMIA NAUK Poland - Coordinator
Fundacja Rozwoju Aktywności Międzynarodowej i Edukacyjnej – FRAME Poland
TOURNIS SYMVOULEFTIKI EE Greece
PRISM IMPRESA SOCIALE S.R.L. Italy
E.G. EUGENE GLOBAL LTD Cyprus
HANDY CLUB OSTRAVA ZAPSANY SPOLEK Czech Republic
REALISCAPE TYPORAMA MON. EPE Greece

Promotional materials

Project Website

www.prodigy-project.eu

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PRO.D.I.G.Y leaflet

PRO.D.I.G.Y 1st Newsletter

Duration:

01/12/2022 - 30/11/2024

More information about project:

International Cooperation and Projects Department (e-mail: international.projects@san.edu.pl)

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