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I'd agree with James that the brief needs to be very clear and would add that the audit should consider access to services within the building and staff attitudes and communication. Also, perhaps, the way in which the building fosters or hinders social inclusion? ATB Claire Claire Wickham Senior Disability Officer Disability Resource Centre University of the West of England Frenchay Campus Coldharbour Lane Bristol BS16 1QY Tel: 0117 328 3737 Textphone: 0117 32 83644 Fax: 0117 32 82935 Please note that this e-mail was written using speech input and may contain some small voice recognition errors. ________________________________ From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Holmes-Siedle Sent: 03 April 2007 14:34 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: disability access audit 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 for and on behalf of All Clear Designs Limited 3 Devonshire Mews London W4 2HA t (020) 8400 5093 f (020) 8400 5094 e [log in to unmask] w www.allclear.co.uk ________________________________ From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stephen O'Melia Sent: 03 April 2007 13:23 To: [log in to unmask] 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 University of Chichester 01243 812076 ----- Original Message ----- 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 > ________________________________ This incoming email to UWE has been independently scanned for viruses by McAfee anti-virus software and none were detected This email was independently scanned for viruses by McAfee anti-virus software and none were found