Hello again! Why not push it and go for electrically operated doors with
push pads, these help not only disabled users but also staff who may be
wheeling books around the Library! Don't forget the vision panels! Regards,
Loretto.At 16:04 21/07/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi Barbara
>You will probably find that a structural opening of 1000mm aloues for
>a 926 frame giving very good access for wheel-chairs. This size is now
>the standard minimum here in Mdx!
>Let me refer you to my message about the built environment earlier to
>day. The two sources that I mentioned will give you all of this kind
>of information.
>For double doors, of the type that you would have in Libraries, try
>to aim for a minimum of a 900 leaf, if not possible go for a leaf and
>a half.
>
>Alan.
>
>Alan Muller
>Able Centre
>Middlesex University
>Queensway, Enfield EN3 4SF
>TEL: 0181 362 5366
>EMAIL: [log in to unmask]
>
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