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035 _a(Sirsi) u144185
041 _aeng
050 _a725.54 $2 18
100 _aThorpe, Stephen
245 _aWheelchair housing design guide
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aWatford
_bBRE Press
_c2006
300 _aviii, 124p.
_bill.
_c30cm.
505 2 _aIntroduction: Format -- Scope -- Basis -- Adaptations -- Legislation and standards
505 2 _aDesign for wheelchair users: Basic design considerations -- Outline of design guidance -- Note for affordable housing designers and providers -- Not for all designers and developers -- using a wheelchair -- Dimensions and conventions in this guide -- Hoists, design criteria
505 2 _aTechnical sections: Moving around outside -- Using outdoor spaces -- Approaching the home -- Negotiating the entrance door -- Enterign and leaving; dealing with callers -- Negotiating the secondary door -- Moving around inside; storing things -- Moving between levels within the dwelling -- Using living spaces -- Using the kitchen -- Using the bathroom -- Using bedrooms -- Operating internal doors -- Operating windows -- Controlling services
520 _aExplains how to design and detail homes that are fully manageable by wheelchair users. It is activities based and provides checklists. The second edition takes account of the experiences of individual wheelchair users and practicioners who have used the original guide and reflects new statuatory advancements and societal perceptions of wheelchair standard design in the build environment.
651 4 _aUNITED KINGDOM
690 _aMANAGEMENT-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-DISCRIMINATION-DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION-ACCESSIBILITY
710 _aNational Wheelchair Housing Association Group
_93593
710 _aHome Housing Trust
_93594
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999 _c108405
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