Written or spoken English is not the way everyone communicates. Here is the third of our four part series on alternative formats. Induction loops or infra-red hearing systems are often put together in everyday terms and simply known as “induction…
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State of Access Report 2014
Attitude Publication date: 2014 Ranking: useful This report gives you an idea of what access is like to music venues for deaf and disabled people. Have a look as well at their case studies on the Case Studies Index page …
Tagged with: arts, disability, festivals, hearing impairment, tourism
Posted in Arts, Disability, Events & Meetings, Hearing Equipment
Posted in Arts, Disability, Events & Meetings, Hearing Equipment
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…
Designing for the Disabled
Selwyn Goldsmith First published: 1963 Royal Institute of British Architects Ranking: Useful First authoritative guide on physical design for disabled people covering wide range of issues and subjects from external hard landscaping and urban design to internal details such a…
Design guidance for disabled people
North Somerset Council Disability Design Guidance Publication Date: updated 2013 Ranking: Essential Guidance produced by North Somerset Council on access for Disabled people to buildings and the wider environment. This is a collection of design sheets on specific access topics…
Tagged with: car parking, cash machines, design, fire and evacuation, induction loops, lifts, ramps, toilets
Posted in Accessible Information, Accommodation, Arts, Auditing, Consultation, Design Standards (Buildings), Design Standards (Environment), Disability, Doors, Hearing Equipment, Highways, Historic Buildings & Landscapes, Lifts, Paving, Signage
Posted in Accessible Information, Accommodation, Arts, Auditing, Consultation, Design Standards (Buildings), Design Standards (Environment), Disability, Doors, Hearing Equipment, Highways, Historic Buildings & Landscapes, Lifts, Paving, Signage
Code of practice for audio-frequency induction-loop systems (AFILS)
British Standards Institution Publication date: 2010 Ranking: Essential Recommends design, planning, installation, testing, operation and maintenance for audio frequency induction loop systems (AFILS) where the signals are communicated to users of hearing aids equipped with magnetic pick-up coils. Click here…
