The Access Manual

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This manual covers the design, improvement, maintenance andmanagement of accessible environments. It shows you how to provideand run buildings, services, and employment facilities to enableindependent and convenient use by everyone. The Access Manual was first published in November 2003and has been used by architects and facilities managers needing tomeet the requirements of new legislation in 2004. It was wellreceived by design, management, access, and healthprofessionals. This is a fast-moving area and there are now several additionalpieces of legislation and guidance central to inclusive design andmaking buildings accessible to all. This 3rd editionfollows the same structure and approach and updates three mainareas: * The Equality Act 2010 * Building Regulations: Approved Documents to Parts M (2013) andK (2013) * 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 andaccess statements. With its comprehensive information on standards, legislation andgood practice, The Access Manual: designing, auditing andmanaging inclusive built environments, 3rd editionensures you can: * be fully aware of the issues involved in accessibility andinclusive design * understand your legal obligations and the guidanceavailable * commission access audits * create and manage an access improvement programme * maintain accessibility in buildings and working practices * understand access issues in the design of new buildings

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Ann Sawyer

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This is a well written and practical manual, recommended readingfor building engineers concerned with the creation, planning andmanagement of buildings. Building Engineer Incredibly informative .. . will enable you to keep the edge over non-enlightenedcompetitors Architectural Technology This is an excellent bookAccess Journal Please make the most of what you find in thisvolume, but please dont use it merely to achieve compliance. Use itto spark creativity, humanity and urbanity in the buildings andpublic spaces we all use every day, so nobody need feel this placeisnt for me and everyone feels welcome. Richard Simmonds, ChiefExecutive CABE I welcome this guidance which should enable peopleto understand access requirements and to undertake access auditsThe law is important but how much better if those organisationssimply did it right in the first place so the law did not need tobe used. This book should help do just that. Bert Massie, Chairmanof Disability Right Commission Both authors are well known fortheir work on access between them they have produced a useful bookthat is helpful in the context of our current built environment andwhat steps can be taken to improve access.--Barrierfree
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