Emergency Egress for Passengers with Disabilities

This research will review current industry evacuation procedures and conduct human participant research to determine optimal evacuation processes for passengers with disabilities. This project will focus on limited-mobility and non-mobile passengers occupying either aircraft seats or personal wheelchairs.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $650,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  TBD

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Managing Organizations:

  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute-Federal Aviation Administration

  P.O. Box 25082
  Oklahoma City, OK  United States  73125
• Performing Organizations:

  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute-Federal Aviation Administration

  P.O. Box 25082
  Oklahoma City, OK  United States  73125
• Principal Investigators:

  Weed, David

  Beben, Melissa

• Start Date: 20250404
• Expected Completion Date: 20270430
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Aeromedical Research
• Subprogram: aviation safety

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Emergency exits; Evacuation; Passenger aircraft; Persons with disabilities; Wheelchairs
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01952800
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
• Contract Numbers: TBD
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 21 2025 5:30PM