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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830870303321

Autore

Sawyer Ann

Titolo

The access manual [[electronic resource] ] : auditing and managing inclusive built environments / / Ann Sawyer and Keith Bright

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Blackwell, 2007

ISBN

1-280-85110-4

9786610851102

0-470-76447-3

0-470-75793-0

1-4051-7863-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrightKeith

Disciplina

720.87

721

Soggetti

Barrier-free design

Barrier-free design - Law and legislation - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Access Manual: Auditing and managing inclusive built environments; 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; Introduction; Why carry out an access audit?; Audit preparation; The audit; The report; Access appraisals; Access statements; Chapter 2 Access management; Introduction; Ongoing access management; Occupying the building; Information and training; Chapter 3 Legislation, regulations and standards; Introduction

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995The 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; Introduction; External environment;



Entrances; Horizontal circulation; Vertical circulation; Facilities; Communication and wayfinding; Emergency egress

Appendix A General acceptability criteriaAppendix B Information sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.