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I hope the following book on Accessible Housing will be of interest. If
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Marian
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Accessible Housing
Quality, Disability and Design
Rob Imrie, King’s College, University of London
September 2005: Hardback: 0-415-31891-2: £70.00 Paperback: 0-415-31892-0:
£35.00 eBook: 0-203-61673-1: £35.00
Accessible Housing considers the role and significance of house builders in
influencing the design and construction of accessible housing that can meet
the needs of disabled people. Its primary focus is the speculative house
building process, and the construction of private (for sale) dwellings. The
book describes and evaluates the socio-institutional political and technical
relations that underpin the design and construction of housing. These, so it
is argued, shape builders’ reluctance to design and construct housing that
is flexible to accommodate variations in bodily needs and performance.
A feature of the book is the exploration of disabled people’s experiences of
inaccessible dwelling spaces, and the role of law and regulation relating to
the provision of accessible housing. Legal provisions and processes do
little to influence builders to adopt design and construction practices that
will provide usable or sustainable dwelling spaces. Rather, they encourage
small-scale, incremental, changes to the physical design of housing that are
insufficient to provide a context for dignified living or lifestyles for
disabled people.
While the book’s primary focus is experiences in England and Wales, there is
substantial discussion of legal and building practices in the USA in
relation to the physical access needs of disabled people.
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CONTENTS
Introduction Part One: Concepts and Contexts 1. Accessible Housing, Quality
and Design 2. Disability, Design and the Speculative House Building Industry
3. Housing Quality, Standards, and the Domestic Environment Part Two:
Securing Accessible Housing 4. ‘Ideal Homes’: Disabled People’s Experiences
of Domestic Design Case Study: Domestic Lives – Jenny, Elaine and Toni 5.
House Builders, Disability, and the Design of Dwellings Case Study:
Constructing Accessible Houses on Sloping Sites 6. The Regulation of the
House Building Industry Case Study: Securing Accessible Housing in Two
English Towns 7. Experimental Knowledge as a Component of Housing Quality
Case Study: Cultivating Influence Through Disabled People’s Organisations
Part Three: Promoting Accessible Housing 8. Inclusive Domestic Environments
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