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Dear
All,
RE:
disability access audit
As someone who used to
do a lot of these types of audit I think you need to be very clear as to what
you want the outcome to be.
The less clear the
brief then the less clear the report.
If you are trying to
assess whether students with certain types of disability could life in the
accommodation – then I think you are better off asking this question – rather
than just assessing the building against Part M or BS8300 which is the usual
audit (waste of time IMHO)
I would therefore treat
it more like a feasibility study – paint the picture of several typically
disabled student profiles, and then measure the building against their
requirements, with an assessment of how difficult/how much it would be to
address those requirements if they are needed.
You obviously also need
to consider the needs of students visiting the other students and the
opportunities for disabled people to work in the
building.
Look for consultants
who have experience at doing this kind of assessment rather than just access
audits.
I have very strong
views about access audits and ensuring that they are carefully briefed to
achieve something – otherwise they are expensive wastes of
paper!
Regards
James
James Holmes-Siedle
RIBA
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All Clear Designs Limited
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Sent: 03 April 2007 13:23
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Subject: Re: disability access
audit
We are shortly to embark on a similar
process and would welcome similar info., forms, proforma assessments, guidelines
etc.
Stephen C. O'Melia
Disability and Academic Skills Co-ordinator
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From: "Bleasdale,
Jo" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday,
April 3, 2007 11:34 am
Subject: disability
access audit
> Dear all
>
> We are planning of doing
a disability access audit in our halls of
> residence partner
accommodation.
>
> Has anyone had experience of doing this or had
a private company
> to carry out the audit. Would anyone be willing to
share any
> models of good practice and/ or questionnaires they used in
this
> process?
> Many thanks
>
> Jo
>