Hi – the approach in Sheffield back in the 1990’s also used accessible housing standards based on the associated planning policy. Lifetime Homes standards
would be used as the starting point for negotiations.
Many student housing providers use factory built pods for the bedrooms, bathrooms etc., and so adaptability can be difficult. Typically there were problems
with the wet rooms (universally installed) leaking.
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Hi Wendy,
We had a scheme some time ago whereby I managed to align the student provision with our housing/planning requirements i.e. that 10% were provided as wheelchair accessible. Whilst some of the layouts were quite
'tight', they did effectively meet the condition.
I believe the London Borough of Islington's Inclusive Design Guide/SPD also ask for 10% student housing to be wheelchair standard but would need to double check.
As student housing is not generally viewed as a 'dwelling' there is also no mention of it in the new Part M. The revised Mayor of London's SPG also has quite a bit of detail re.student provision too if my memory
serves me right.
Not sure if this has helped or further confused?!
Jacquel
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Would improving the space standards for all new built student accommodation ease some of these issues? This may enable more flexibility. Just from visiting
my children's accommodation it was the width of hallways and bathroom design that would create issues.
Just a thought.
Wendy
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ADM requires that halls of residence are treated as hotels, i.e. 1 for every 20, however, caution as the Equality Act requires services
to be provided equally. I am currently developing an access standard for York St John University and discussing this issue.
This will depend upon policy, if halls are provided for all first year students then these will need to provide suitable accommodation,
for someone with profound needs a Part M facility will be insufficient and may require support worker accommodation. It must also be remembered that ADM hotels is a standard suitable for a couple of weeks not 13 week terms.
If your colleague wants to give me a call we can discuss further.
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Dear All,
I’ve been asked by a colleague in our Accommodation team if there are any recognised standards for the proportion of designated ‘accessible’
(part M pack en suite) rooms that we should be providing in halls of residence for disabled students? Whilst we can look at the numbers of students we have, and therefore the demand for this type of accommodation, we are interested in if there are any official
standards indicating the proportion we should be aiming for?
Many thanks,
Anna
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