House of Commons Select Committee: Women and Equalities Building for Equality: Disability and the Built Environment Publication date: 2017 Ranking: essential Download a copy here from the Parliament website The report sets out the Select Committee’s findings and recommendations on…
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Building for Equality: Disability and the Built Environment
Tagged with: access, disability, inclusive access, Independent living, legislation
Posted in Building Regulations, Design Standards (Buildings), Design Standards (Environment), Disability, Highways, Paving, Urban Design
Posted in Building Regulations, Design Standards (Buildings), Design Standards (Environment), Disability, Highways, Paving, Urban Design
Accessible thresholds in new buildings: guidance for house builders and designers
Department of Communities and Local Government Publication date: 1999 Ranking: useful The aim of the guide is to suggest solutions that will make the thresholds of dwellings more accessible to wheelchair users and people with limited mobility, whilst minimising the…
Tagged with: design, housing, Part M, Wheelchair
Posted in Building Regulations, Disability, Housing
Posted in Building Regulations, Disability, Housing
Fire safety risk assessment: means of escape for disabled people
Publication date: 2007 Ranking: essential Guidance about completing a fire safety risk assessment for people responsible for providing means of escape for disabled people. This guide is a supplement to be read alongside the other risk assessment guides in this…
Tagged with: business, disability, fire and evacuation
Posted in Building Regulations, Design Standards (Buildings), Disability, Service Provision
Posted in Building Regulations, Design Standards (Buildings), Disability, Service Provision
BS 9999:2008 – Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings
British Standards Institute (BSi) Publication date: 2017 Ranking: essential BS 9999:2017 is the fire safety code of practice for building design, management and use. It is based on government guidance and provides a best practice framework for fire safety. The standard…
Tagged with: disability, fire and evacuation
Posted in Building Regulations, Design Standards (Buildings), Disability
Posted in Building Regulations, Design Standards (Buildings), Disability
British Standard BS5888-8 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings,
British Standard Institute British Standard BS5888-8 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings. Publication date: 1999 Ranking: useful – superceded. See BS 9999: 2017 “Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings. Code of practice.”…
Tagged with: disability, fire and evacuation
Posted in Building Regulations, Design Standards (Buildings), Disability
Posted in Building Regulations, Design Standards (Buildings), Disability
Building Bulletin 93 Acoustic design of schools
Dept of Education Publication date: 1993 Ranking: Useful Building Bulletin 93 aimed to give supporting advice and recommendations for planning and design of schools for anyone involved in the design of new school buildings. How to view a copy Follow…
Approved document Part M: Access to and use of buildings
Planning Portal Publication Date: 2016 (updated) Ranking: Essential This section covers the technical guidance contained in Part M (Approved Document M) of schedule 1 of the Building Regulations with the requirements with respect to Access to and use of buildings.…
Tagged with: access, disability, Employment, extensions, Independent living, Part M, statement, toilets, Wheelchair
Posted in Building Regulations, Design Standards (Buildings), Disability
Posted in Building Regulations, Design Standards (Buildings), Disability
