Access manual : auditing and managing inclusive built environments / by Ann Sawyer and Keith Bright

By:

Sawyer, Ann

Contributor(s):

Bright, Keith

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Oxford : Malden : Blackwell Publishing, 2007.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xi, 263 p., [4] p. of plates 8 : ill. (some col.)ISBN:

9781405146265
1405146265

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

720.87 SAW-A

Contents:

Contents : About the authors-- Foreword by Richard Simmons, Chief Executive CABE--Foreword by Bert Massie, Chairman of Disability Rights Commission-- Acknowledgements-- Introduction-- Chapter 1 Access audits and appraisals-- Why carry out an access audit? -- Audit preparation.-- The audit.-- The report.-- Access appraisals.-- Access statements.-- Chapter 2 Access management.-- Ongoing access management.-- Occupying the building.-- Information and training.-- Chapter 3 Legislation, regulations and standards.-- The Disability Discrimination Act 1995.-- The Disability Discrimination Act 2005.-- The Building Regulations.-- BS 5588 Fire precautions in the design, construction. and use of buildings.-- BS 8300:2001 Design of buildings and their approaches. to meet the needs of disabled people-- Code of Practice. BS 7000-6: 2005 Design management systems-- Managing. inclusive design-- Planning legislation and guidance -- Occupier Liability Acts-- Chapter 4 Design criteria -- External environment-- Entrances-- Horizontal circulation-- Vertical circulation-- Facilities-- Communication and wayfinding-- Emergency egress.

Summary: This manual covers the design, improvement, maintenance and management of accessible environments. It shows you how to provide and run buildings, services, and employment facilities to enable independent and convenient use by everyone. The Access Manual was first published in November 2003 and has been used by architects and facilities managers needing to meet the requirements of new legislation in 2004. It was well received by design, management, access, and health professionals.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents : About the authors-- Foreword by Richard Simmons, Chief Executive CABE--Foreword by Bert Massie, Chairman of Disability Rights Commission-- Acknowledgements-- Introduction--
Chapter 1 Access audits and appraisals--
Why carry out an access audit? --
Audit preparation.--
The audit.--
The report.--
Access appraisals.--
Access statements.--
Chapter 2 Access management.--
Ongoing access management.--
Occupying the building.--
Information and training.--
Chapter 3 Legislation, regulations and standards.--
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995.--
The Disability Discrimination Act 2005.--
The Building Regulations.--
BS 5588 Fire precautions in the design, construction. and use of buildings.--
BS 8300:2001 Design of buildings and their approaches. to meet the needs of disabled people--
Code of Practice. BS 7000-6: 2005 Design management systems--
Managing. inclusive design--
Planning legislation and guidance --
Occupier Liability Acts--
Chapter 4 Design criteria --
External environment--
Entrances--
Horizontal circulation--
Vertical circulation--
Facilities--
Communication and wayfinding--
Emergency egress.

This manual covers the design, improvement, maintenance and management of accessible environments. It shows you how to provide and run buildings, services, and employment facilities to enable independent and convenient use by everyone.
The Access Manual was first published in November 2003 and has been used by architects and facilities managers needing to meet the requirements of new legislation in 2004. It was well received by design, management, access, and health professionals.

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