The Built Environment Working Group of the Disabled Persons Transport
Advisory Committee (DPTAC) has recently commissioned a major piece of work
to be undertaken by the Research Group for Inclusive Environments at The
University of Reading to develop a comprehensive Access Knowledge Map of
access design guidance.
The Knowledge Map will be a 'one stop shop' for advice and information on
available and appropriate national and international guidance on designing
and managing environments for disabled people. It will consider information
available in the built, transport, urban and rural environments.
Working in conjunction with an Advisory Panel consisting of representatives
from the Access Association, the DTLR, Royal Holloway College, Movement for
Innovation and RADAR, the Research Group are in the process of gathering,
collating and reviewing design guidance which is currently available, or
likely to be available in the near future. A significant feature of the
Knowledge Map is that the guidance documents will be evaluated against the
most recent standards of good practice found in BS 8300 and Inclusive
Mobility.
The completed Knowledge Map, which will be available on the DPTAC website,
www.DPTAC.gov.uk will offer busy professionals, users, organisations
representing disabled people, building managers and owners and government
bodies the opportunity to find out what information is available and its
relevance related to current thinking and good practice.
The project, which started in October, will be completed in June 2002. If
you would like to suggest documents for inclusion in the Knowledge Map or
have ideas on how you would like the project to be developed please contact
Rachael Luck on:
Tel: 0118 9316734
Text: 0118 986 4253 or
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
More information on the work of the Research Group at www.reading.ac.uk/ie
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