The Access Manual Auditing and Managing Inclusive Built Environments

by Sawyer, Ann; Bright, Keith

• ISBN13: 9781405146265
• ISBN10: 1405146265
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-15
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This manual covers the design, improvement, maintenance and management of accessible environments. As a building designer or manager, it will show you how to provide and run buildings, services, and employment facilities to enable independent and convenient use by everyone. With its comprehensive information on standards, legislation and good practice, the manual will make sure you can: bull; bull;be fully aware of the issues involved in accessibility bull;understand and commission access audits bull;create and manage an access improvement programme bull;maintain accessibility in buildings and working practices bull;respond effectively to the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act. Inclusive design is about people and their needs; The Access Manual shows you how to achieve an accessible, inclusive built environment that enables people to participate fully in all aspects of society.

Author Biography

Ann Sawyer BA Dip. Arch. is an architect and independent access consultant.

Keith Bright is former Professor of Inclusive Environments at The University of Reading and now Director of Keith Bright Consultancy, a company offering independent access advice and training.

Table of Contents

Colour plate section starts after	p. 146
About the authors	p. viii
Foreword	p. x
Foreword	p. xii
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Access audits and appraisals	p. 8
Introduction	p. 8
Why carry out an access audit?	p. 9
Audit preparation	p. 11
The audit	p. 22
The report	p. 28
Access appraisals	p. 32
Access statements	p. 34
Access management	p. 38
Introduction	p. 38
Ongoing access management	p. 38
Occupying the building	p. 45
Information and training	p. 47
Legislation, regulations and standards	p. 50
Introduction	p. 50
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995	p. 51
The Disability Discrimination Act 2005	p. 83
The Building Regulations	p. 94
BS 5588 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings	p. 101
BS 8300:2001 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people - Code of Practice	p. 101
BS 7000-6:2005 Design managements systems. Managing inclusive design	p. 102
Planning legislation and guidance	p. 102
Occupier Liability Acts	p. 108
Design criteria	p. 111
Introduction	p. 111
External environment	p. 112
Entrances	p. 136
Horizontal circulation	p. 150
Vertical circulation	p. 160
Facilities	p. 178
Communication and wayfinding	p. 202
Emergency egress	p. 220
General acceptability criteria	p. 229
Information sources	p. 251
Index	p. 257
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