Please make the most of what you find in this volume, but please
don’t use it merely to achieve compliance. Use it to spark
creativity, humanity and urbanity in the buildings and public
spaces we all use every day, so nobody need feel 'this place
isn’t for me’ and everyone feels welcome. Richard
Simmonds, Chief Executive CABE
I welcome this guidance which should enable people to understand
access requirements and to undertake access audits… The law
is important but how muc...
Please make the most of what you find in this volume, but please
don’t use it merely to achieve compliance. Use it to spark
creativity, humanity and urbanity in the buildings and public
spaces we all use every day, so nobody need feel 'this place
isn’t for me’ and everyone feels welcome. Richard
Simmonds, Chief Executive CABE
I welcome this guidance which should enable people to understand
access requirements and to undertake access audits… The law
is important but how much better if those organisations simply did
it right in the first place so the law did not need to be used.
This book should help do just that. Bert Massie, Chairman of
Disability Right Commission UK
This manual covers the design, improvement, maintenance and
management of accessible environments. It shows you how to provide
and run buildings, services, and employment facilities to enable
independent and convenient use by everyone.
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.
This is a fast moving area and there are now several additional
pieces of legislation and guidance central to inclusive design and
making buildings accessible to all.
This new edition follows the same structure and approach and
updated the following areas of legislation:
* Disability Discrimination Act 1995 & 2005
* Building Regulations: approved document to Part M
(2004)
* The Planning and Compulsory Purchases Act 2004
* British Standards: amendment and updating of BS8300
The authors have also updated the material on access auditing,
providing additional examples and sample access audit reports and
access statements can be found at
www.blackwellpublishing.com/theaccessmanual.
With its comprehensive information on standards, legislation and
good practice, the manual will make sure you can:
* be fully aware of the issues involved in
accessibility
* understand your legal obligations and the guidance
available
* commission access audits
* create and manage an access improvement programme
* maintain accessibility in buildings and working
practices
From the reviews of the First Edition:
'Both authors are well known for their work on access…
between them they have produced a useful book that is helpful in
the context of our current built environment and what steps can be
taken to improve access.’ Barrierfree
'This is a well written and practical manual, recommended
reading for building engineers concerned with the creation,
planning and management of buildings.’ Building Engineer
'incredibly informative … will enable you to keep
the edge over non-enlightened competitors’ Architectural
Technology
'This is an excellent book’ Access Journal
