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Wheelchair housing design guide / Stephen Thorpe and Habinteg Housing Association.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: EP ; 70Publication details: Watford : BRE, 2006.Edition: 2nd edDescription: viii, 124 p. : ill. ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9781860818974:
  • 1860818978 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 728.0873
Contents:
[Introduction] -- Format -- Scope -- Basis -- Adaptations -- Legislation and Standards.
[Design for wheelchair users] -- Basic design considerations -- Outline of design guidance -- Notes for affordable housing designers and providers -- Notes for all designers and developers -- Using a wheelchair Dimensions and conventions in this guide Hoists, design criteria
[Technical sections] Moving around outside -- Using outdoor spaces -- Approaching the home --- Negotiating the entrance door -- Entering 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 -- Appendix A: Summary of requirements -- Appendix B: Checklist of best practice -- Bibliography -- Other sources of information -- Index.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
General Lending Carlow Campus Library General Lending 728.0873 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 53486
General Lending Carlow Campus Library General Lending 728.0873 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 51215

Previous ed.: Watford: CRC, 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-117) and index.

[Introduction] -- Format -- Scope -- Basis -- Adaptations -- Legislation and Standards.

[Design for wheelchair users] -- Basic design considerations -- Outline of design guidance -- Notes for affordable housing designers and providers -- Notes for all designers and developers -- Using a wheelchair Dimensions and conventions in this guide Hoists, design criteria

[Technical sections] Moving around outside -- Using outdoor spaces -- Approaching the home --- Negotiating the entrance door -- Entering 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 -- Appendix A: Summary of requirements -- Appendix B: Checklist of best practice -- Bibliography -- Other sources of information -- Index.

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