Holmes-Siedle, James.

Barrier-free design : a manual for building designers and managers / Manual for building designers and managers James Holmes-Siedle. - Oxford : Butterworth Architecture, 1996. - vi, 190 p. : ill. : 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue. - Acknowledgements. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Disabled people. - 3. Assessing a building for access for disabled people. - 4. Legal aspects of access for disabled people. - 5. Training. - 6. Access to advertising and publicity material. - 7. Communication equipment. - 8. External areas, parking and paths. - 9. Stairs. - 10. Ramps. - 11. Lifts. - 12. Signage and labelling. - 13. Fire and emergency escape procedures. - 14. Fire doors and other doors. - 15. Accessible toilet, bathroom and shower design. - 16. Circulation, decor, lighting, electrical outlets, furniture and fixtures and fittings. - Appendix : Addresses. - Index.

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Architectural design.
Barrier-free design--Great Britain.

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