Wheelchair Housing Design Guide

£38.00

Wheelchair Housing Design Guide

Architecture: professional practice Architecture: interior design Civil engineering, surveying and building

Author: Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE)

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Language: English

Published by: RIBA Publishing

Published on: 15th July 2019

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 57 Mb

ISBN: 9781000726718


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.

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