Wheelchair Housing Design Guide

• Main Authors: Horn, Michelle (Author), Smith, Jacqui (Author), Runnalls, Jacquel (Author), Sheehan, Kate (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London RIBA Publishing 2018
• Edition: Third edition
• Subjects: Dwellings > Barrier-free design > Great Britain; People with disabilities > Housing > Great Britain; Dwellings > Standards > Great Britain; Building laws > Great Britain
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: viii, 136 pages colour illustrations 30 cm
• ISBN: 9781859468289

The Wheelchair Housing Design Guide explains how to design and detail a home that is fully manageable by wheelchair users and maximises their independence. This fully-updated, activity-based guide discusses design considerations, requirements and recommendations for various activities carried out within the home; provides design solutions and good practice examples of how to comply with the building accessibility regulations and Building Regulations Part M; reflects and promotes the values and principles of existing strategies for social inclusion, and promotes the long-term cost benefits of designing to wheelchair accessibility standards.