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The design and provision of colour, contrast and lighting in environments is critical in determining how people interact with their environment, and how confident, safe, and secure they will feel when doing so.

About the authors
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Colour, lighting and contrast in inclusive design
Inclusive design
The principles of inclusive design
The benefi ts of adopting an inclusive design approach
Inclusive design, legislation, regulations and British Standards
Legislation
Regulations
British Standards
Other guidance and regulations for specific environments
The role of lighting in the creation of an inclusive, accessible environment
The role of colour in the creation of an inclusive, accessible environment
Vision, hearing, colour and light
How people see colour and light
Processing information
Visual ability
The extent of blindness and partial sight
Classifying visual ability
Assessing visual acuity
Assessing fi eld of vision
Identifying 'functional' visual ability
Vision and visual fi eld loss
No visual fi eld loss
Central vision fi eld loss
Peripheral vision fi eld loss
General vision fi eld loss
Illustrating the effects
Hearing ability
Colour, lighting and hearing
Colour, lighting and communicating
Using lighting in an inclusive, accessible environment
Light
Light source - natural or daylight
Light source - artifi cial light
Incandescent lamps
Discharge lamps
Metal-halide lamps
Sodium lamps
Light-emitting diodes
Luminaires
Task lights
Comfort
Glare
Health and safety
Healthy lighting
Safety
Lighting for an emergency
Generally
Types of emergency lighting
Stand-by lighting
Escape-route lighting
Low-level way-guidance systems
Emergency signage
Lighting controls
Exterior lighting
Traffi c routes
Light pollution
Enhancing usability
Enhancing safety
Confi dence and security
Lighting provision
Designing lighting for an inclusive, accessible environment
General lighting
Artifi cial lighting
Natural or daylighting
Task lighting
Emergency lighting
Lighting controls
Exterior lighting
Colour and visual contrast in an inclusive, accessible environment
Colour and health
Colour and mood
Colour blindness
Colour in the built environment
Colour notation
The Commission internationale de l'éclairage (CIE) colour measurement systems
Natural Colour System
Colour Palette System
The Munsell Colour System
RAL system
Contrast
Light Refl ectance Value
Measuring LRV
BS 8493:2008
Specifying 'reasonable' contrast
Gathering information
Using differences in LRV effectively in practice
Colour and contrast in the built environment: practical issues for larger surfaces
Walls and ceilings
Floor fi nishes
Skirtings
Doors
Colour and contrast in the built environment: practical issues for features
Nosings
Handrails
Lifts
Sanitary facilities
Sockets, switches and controls
Obstacles and potential hazards
Case studies
The Roundhouse, Camden
The Arlington Arts Centre, Mary Hare, Newbury
The Carrington Building, The University of Reading
Résumé of six relevant research projects on colour, lighting and contrast
Using colour and contrast to improve the built environment for visually impaired people (Project Rainbow)
Background
Purpose
Project
Outcome
Deafness, design and communication in the built environment (Project Crystal)
Background
Project
Outcome
Emergency lighting and way-finding systems for visually impaired people in smoke-free and smoke-filled environments
Phase One
Background
Project
Outcome
Phase Two
Background
Project
Outcome
Colour and lighting design for intermodal transport environments
Background
Project
Outcome
Legibility and conspicuity of emergency escape-route signage (EERS) for normally sighted and visually impaired people
Background
Project
Outcome
Lighting in the homes of blind or partially sighted people
Background
Project
Outcome
References
Glossary of terms
Index
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