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Appendices

Bibliography

General legislation affecting disabled people
Planning Control
Building Regulations
Highways
British Standards
Useful further reading

General legislation affecting disabled people

Disabled Persons Act 1981: HMSO
Disability Discrimination Act 1995: HMSO
Disability on the Agenda: 'A Brief Guide to the Disability Discrimination Act' DL40
Disability on the Agenda: 'The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 A Guide for Everyone' DL160
Disability on the Agenda: 'The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Information Pack'
Local Government Information Unit: 'The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 A guide for Local Authorities': ISBN 1 8979 57 16 5

Planning Control

Section 76, Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by the Section 12 Planning and Compensation Act 1991 HMSO
Department of the Environment Development Control Policy Note 16 Access for the Disabled. Now superseded.
Department of the Environment Circular 11/95 'The Use of Conditions in Planning Permissions' HMSO
Department of the Environment Circular 1/97 'Planning Obligations': HMSO
Department of the Environment Planning Policy Guidance Note 1 (Revised) 'General Policy and Principles' February 1997: HMSO
Department of the Environment Planning Policy Guidance Note 3 'Housing' 1992 (currently being revised): HMSO
Sections 4 & 7 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970: HMSO
Sections 7 & 8A of the Office, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963: HMSO
Section 175 of the Factories Act 1961: HMSO
Department of Education and Science Design note 18 'Access for Disabled People to Educational Buildings' 1984 is currently under review.
Access Committee for England and Royal Town Planning Institute 'Access Policies for Local Plans' 1993 is currently under review.
National Planning Forum 'Public Access to Planning Documents May 1995'

Building Regulations

The Building Act 1984: HMSO
The current editions of:
The Building Regulations 1991 Part M 'Access and Facilities for Disabled People'.
The Building Regulations 1991 Part B 'Fire Safety': HMSO
The Building Regulations 1991 Part G 'Hygiene': HMSO
The Building Regulations 1991 Part K 'Stairs, Ramps and Guards': HMSO
The Building Regulations 1991 Part N 'Glazing Materials & Protection': HMSO

Highways

The Highways Act 1994: HMSO
Department of Transport 1990: Traffic Advisory Leaflet 4/90 'Tactile Markings for Segregated Shared Use by Cyclists and Pedestrians': HMSO
Department of Transport 1994: 'Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions' SI 1994 No.1519: HMSO
Department of Transport 1985 'Traffic Signs (Welsh and English Language Provisions) Regulations and General Directions' SI 1985 No. 713: HMSO
Department of Transport 1995: Traffic Advisory Leaflet 5/95 'Parking for Disabled People': HMSO
Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions (DETR) 1991:
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 4/91 'Audible and Tactile Signals at Pelican Signals' : HMSO
Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions (DETR) 1991: Traffic Advisory Leaflet 5/91 'Audible and Tactile Signals at Signal Controlled Junctions' : HMSO
Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions (DETR) 1995:Local Transport Note 1/95 'The Assessment of Pedestrian Crossing': HMSO
Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions (DETR): Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 4 'Warning Signs' Table A, as modified byDepartment of Transport note 2/95 'The Design of Pedestrian Crossings': HMSO
Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions (DETR) 1994: 'Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions' SI 1994 No. 1519: HMSO
Department of Transport Departmental Standards BD 29/87 'Design Criteria for Footbridges': HMSO
Department of Transport Departmental Standards TD 36/93 'Subways for Pedestrians and Pedal Cyclists': HMSO
Institution of Highways and Transportation Guidelines on Pedestrianisation
Department of Transport: Local Transport Note 1/87 'Getting the Right Balance - Guidance on Vehicle Resolution in Pedestrian Zones': HMSO
Institution of Lighting Engineers, Technical Report No. 12
'Lighting of Pedestrian Crossings': HMSO
New Road and Street Works Act 1991: HMSO
Department of Transport: Code of Practice 'Safety at Street Works and Road Works': HMSO
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 1998
'Guidance on the Use of Tactile Paving Surfaces' :HMSO

British Standards

BS 5810: 1979 'Code of Practice for Access for the Disabled to Buildings' (now replaced with BS8300:2001).
BS 5588: 1988 part 8 'Code of Practice for Means of Escape for Disabled People': HMSO
BS 5619:1978 'Design of Housing for the Convenience of Disabled People': HMSO
BS 4787: 'Internal and External Doorsets, Door Leaves and Frames' Part 1: 1980 (1985) Specification for Dimensional Requirements: HMSO
BS 5655: 'Lifts and Service Lifts,' Part 1: 1986 'Safety Rules for the Construction and Installation of Electric Lifts'
Amendment Slip 1: AMD 5840: HMSO
Part 2: 1988 'Safety Rules for the Construction and Installation of Hydraulic Lifts' Amendment Slip 1: AMD 6220: HMSO
Part 5: 1989 'Specifications for Dimensions for Standard Lift Arrangements': HMSO
Part 7: 1983 'Specification for Manual Control Devices, Indicators and Additional Fittings': HMSO Amendment Slip 1: AMD 4912
BS 5776: 1979 'Specification for Powered Stairlifts' Amendment Slips 1: 402 2: 6523: HMSO
BS 6440: 1983 'Code of Practice for Powered Lifting Platforms for use by Disabled Persons': HMSO
BS 5395: 'Stairs, Ladders and Walkways': HMSO
BS 6399: Part 1 1984 'Design Loads for Buildings': HMSO
BS 6180 'Code of Practice for Protective Barriers in and about Buildings' :HMSO
BS 5489 Part 2: 1992 'Code of Practice for Road Lighting - Lighting for Traffic Routes' : HMSO

Useful further reading

Selwyn Goldsmith 1997: 'Designing for the Disabled': ISBN 0 7506 3442 1
Peter Barker, Jon Barrick, Rod Wilson 1997 'Building Sight': ISBN 1 85878 074 8
Lisa Foster 1997 'Access to the Historic Environment': ISBN 1 873394 18 7
Stephen Thorpe 1994: 'Reading and Using Plans': ISBN 0 903976 26 9
Denis Fearns 1993 'Access Audits - A Guide and Checklists for Appraising the Accessibility of Buildings for Disabled Users' : ISBN 0 903976 25 0
Tessa Palfreyman 1994 'Designing for Accessibility - An Introductory Guide' : ISBN 0 903976 23 4
Stephen Thorpe 1988 'Good Loo Design Guide': ISBN 0 90397620
Specifiers Handbook
1 Tessa Palfreyman 1990 'Electrical Controls': ISBN 0 903976 21 1
2 Stephen Thorpe 1993
'Wheelchair Stairlifts and Platform Lifts': ISBN 0 903976 24 2
3 Ann Sawyer 1995 'Automatic Door Controls': ISBN 0 903976 27 1
Design Sheet Packs
1 Part M
2 Housing
3 Access
4 Sports and Leisure Facilities
5 House Adaptations
Centre for Accessible Environments
John Penton 1990 'Tourism for All: Providing Accessible Accommodation': ISBN 0 86143 149 9
Bob Donaldson 1994 'Tourism for All: Providing Accessible Visitor Attractions': ISBN 0 86143 186 3
Football Stadia Advisory Design Council: 'Designing for Spectators with Disabilities'
Sylvestor Bone 'Buildings for All to Use': ISBN 0 86017 448 4
Electricity Association/Partially Sighted Society 1993 'Lighting and Low Vision' Electricity Association: Ref 1377/11.93
Access Committee for England 1992: 'Building Homes for Successive Generations': ISBN 0 9518948 1 1
Stephen Thorpe, National Wheelchair Housing Association Group: 'Wheelchair Housing Design Guides': ISBN 1 86081 164 7
English Heritage 1995: 'Easy Access to Historic Properties': English Heritage
Countryside Commission 1994: 'Informal Countryside Recreation for Disabled People': ISBN 0 86170 408 8
Mobility Unit, Department of Transport 1994: 'Accessible Public Transport Infrastructure': Transport Research Laboratory
Joint Committee on Mobility of Blind and Partially Sighted People 1996: 'Shared Facilities for Pedestrians and Cyclists'
Institute of Highways and Transportation 1991 Revised Guidelines: 'Reducing Mobility Handicaps - Towards a Barrier Free Environment'
Transport and Road Research Laboratory Research Report 137 1988: 'Features in Buses to Assist Passengers with Mobility Handicaps': CGB Mitchell
Director General for Transport and Director General for Science, Research and Development COST 322 'Low Floor Buses System and report of the Action': ISSN 1018-5593.

Bibliography 2001 update

Building Bulletin 91 'Access for Disabled People to School Buildings' 1999 Department for Education and Employment ISBN 0 11 271062 X
Stationery Office 'Accessible Thresholds in New Housing, Guidance for House Builders and Designers' ISBN 0 11 702333 7
Joseph Rowntree Trust 1999 'Meeting Part M and Designing Lifetime Homes' ISBN 1 85935 051 8
Department for Education and Employment 2000 'Disability Discrimination Act 1995 ~ Overcoming physical barriers to access for disabled customers, a practical guide for small service providers'. Currently in draft consultation form.
Centre for Accessible Environments, 1999: Access Audits: a guide and checklists for appraising the accessibility of public buildings.
Centre for Accessible Environments, 1999: Access to ATMs: UK design guidelines.
Department for Education and Employment, 2000: Bringing the Disability Discrimination Act to life for small shops: improving access to goods and services for disabled customers.
1 Hairdressing salon
2 Café
3 Newsagent
4 Clothes shop
Centre for Accessible Environments 1999: Designing for Accessibility: an essential guide for public buildings.
David Bonnett and Patrick Tolfree, Employers Forum on Disability and The Bucknall Group 1999: Open for Business: a best practice guide on access.
John Penton 1999: Widening the Eye of the Needle: access to churches for people with disabilities. Church House Publishing ISBN 0 7151 7581 5
Statutory Instrument No.2456: Rail Accessibility Regulations.
Department of Transport and the Passenger Transport Executive Group 1994: Guidelines for the Design of Interchanges, Terminals and Stops.

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