The impact of the Disability Discrimination Act on historic buildings
Language: English Series: Journal of Building Appraisal ; 2(1), 52-61(10)Publication details: 2006Subject(s): Summary: Looks at the challenges posed in providing access for people with disabilities to historic buildings. Building professionals must find good workable designs for level access for the 5% of disabled people who use a wheelchair, and provide appropriate solutions for the remaining 95% of people with a disability, whilst ensuring that high-quality, detailed access designs are sensitive to the needs of the building itself. Contains case study of a Grade I listed house now converted into a museum.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | L133923 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 133923-1001 |
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Looks at the challenges posed in providing access for people with disabilities to historic buildings. Building professionals must find good workable designs for level access for the 5% of disabled people who use a wheelchair, and provide appropriate solutions for the remaining 95% of people with a disability, whilst ensuring that high-quality, detailed access designs are sensitive to the needs of the building itself. Contains case study of a Grade I listed house now converted into a museum.