Premise: People who are deaf or have hearing impairments, those who are blind or have vision impairments, and those with mobility impairments may face unique challenges in an emergency. Their ability to detect a fire or escape its effects may be hindered by their impairments. As a result, people with these impairments are at a greater risk of death or injury due to fire.
Hypothesis: In the future, assistive technology designed to warn people with disabilities in case of fire will decrease the likelihood of people with disabilities dying or being injured in a fire.