Sorry, ****! Good Cause - Bad
Venue! |
TRANSLATIONS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
DDA means Disability Discrimination Act.
IF you ask the owner or organiser of a meeting space 'is this space
DDA compliant?'
and they reply: 'blah blah blah ... void unit ... blah blah blah blah
... ' it means NO.
IF you ask 'is this space DDA compliant?' and they reply:
'blah blah blah ... reasonable adjustment blah blah blah blah ....'
it means NO.
Although it's difficult to see what IS DDA compliant, it's not that
difficult to see what isn't DDA compliant
(Is it up or down a flight of stairs, with no other access? Is it down or
up a steep slope?)
BACKGROUND READING:
HOW TO COMPLAIN. LESSON 1 (Complaining
privately)
HOW TO COMPLAIN. LESSON 2. (Complaining in the Media
- Letters to the Editor)
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1995
WHAT'S A DDA? JARGON DICTIONARY
ACCESS FOR ALL - SUITABLE MEETING PLACES FOR RESIDENTS'
MEETINGS (PART ONE Tenants Halls)
Part Three of the Disability Discrimination Act includes 'hurt feelings'
as well as physical exclusion.
IS EVERYONE WELCOME? PROJECT
PART TWO OF THE 'IS EVERYONE WELCOME'
- SUITABLE MEETING PLACES IN BUILDINGS RESEARCH.
How suitable are the choices of meeting spaces in other Camden Council owned
buildings, Housing Association buildings, private buildings etc. This study
will be compiled by volunteers from the Purple Poets, West Euston Time Bank,
Third Age Project, Camden Federation of Private Tenants, Liason Group of
Disabilities and Sensory Impairments Group, amongst others....
OUT ON THE TOWN
A list of suitable public buildings, and halls theatres, cinemas, etc. offering
disabled acess, or noting that the venue does not have appropriate facilities.
Check for an alternative venue if your venue isn't wheel-chair accessible.
WHAT'S ACCESSIBLE? (gradients and acceptable measurements
for slopes, entrances, doors,etc)
Life Time Homes Standard; Approved Document M: Access to and use of buildings
(2004 edition).
DIY TOP TIPS WHEN YOU REMODEL OR RENOVATE
(eg. Yenok Hatamian, Camden Council suggests - if you have double doors,
make one wide, and one narrow if you are replacing the doors, to allow easy
wheel-chair accessibility).
CAMDEN COMMITTEES
OTHER PLACES, OTHER PEOPLE
Disability Equality Duty (and case studies, provided byRADAR)
HOW TO COMPLAIN - LESSON ONE
http://www.liveyourpotential.co.uk/2009/05/a-change-is-gonna-come.html
Sunday, 03 May 2009
|
HOW TO COMPLAIN PART TWO:
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Sorry Mr ****The last name of this
celebrity has been blocked out,
as he is a very kind and generous man. In this instance, he seemed to have
been given bad advice.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
|
FOLLOW-ON LETTER (DIFFERENT
AUTHOR)
AS chair of Artsline, London's
primary information and advice service for all disabled people on access
to London's arts and entertainment venues I was appalled and surprised to
see the advert .... |
SOLUTION ONE. (ROCK). Give the talk as planned, and where the organisers
tell you to give it (up a flight of stairs which is not wheel chair accessible,
with a screen below for people who can't manage stairs).
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS SOLUTION?
Part Three of the Disability Discrimination Act includes 'hurt feelings'
as well as physical exclusion. If you are the organiser, and there is an
issue with disabled access, you should address the issue properly. Don't
just thank the Celebrity before and after (it just makes people who have
been following the story in the newspaper remember the letters of protest).
THREE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS:
If you are the Guest Speaker:
SOLUTION TWO. Give the talk in an area which has access to all, and have
it screened it upstairs at the planned original venue, rather than the other
way round. If **** had give his talk on the ground floor (and no
able-bodied people given access) and screened it upstairs in the hall, he
could have shown people what it feels like to be excluded, AND raised money
for Carlton School AND raised public awareness of why the money was
desperately needed. This issue of accessiblity (and sensitivity) is
especially important in schools and so is the issue of human dignity and
respect.
SOLUTION THREE: Don't give the talk, unless it is accessible to everyone.
I N FUTURE: Ask questions - if it's an open meeting, is it physically accessible
to everyone? Where are the loos? Are they accessible to everyone?
What happens if there's a fire?
It's difficult to tell whether a space is DDA compliant, but it's often very
easy to see when it isn't (up or down a flight of stairs would be one give-away).
If you notice a meeting is being held in an unsuitable venue, let people
know BEFORE they put the ads in the paper. If you're a speaker, insist
on giving the talk in an area which has access to all (and if you are an
organiser, suggest it). Poor **** is a very good man; supporting a very good
cause and it's a shame to find him placed in a very awkward postion by the
people who organised this event. (Please Take Note, Organisers: Next Time,
If Your Venue Isn't Suitable, FIND ANOTHER VENUE). Part Three
of the Disability Discrimination Act includes 'hurt feelings' as well as
physical exclusion.
Anyone can complain about access to services for
disabled people.
TO UNDERSTAND THESE ISSUES OF ACCESSIBILITY:
OTHER READING available from the Centre of Assessible Environments
(http://www.cae.org.uk/publications_list.html#Abd) including these
publications:
Access for Disabled People to School Buildings Building Bulletin 91.
This bulletin aims to assist governors and managers of schools, their architects
and LEAs to achieve optimum accessibility of their school buildings. Department
for Education and Employment, The Stationery Office, 1999 (ISBN 0 11 271062
X)
Approved Document M: Access to and use of buildings (2004 edition).
The Approved Document M offers guidance to help meet the duties under Part
M of the Building Regulations.Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, The Stationery
Office, 2004. hard coy available from RIBA, but there is a free download
of this publication at:
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/PpWeb/jsp/redirect.jsp?url=http%3A//www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_ADM_2004.pdf
Inclusive School Design – Accommodating pupils with special educational
needs and disabilities in mainstream schools – Building Bulletin 94.
Inclusive School Design examines issues of physical access; it also considers
the design needs of pupils with sensory , learning, emotional and behavioural
difficulties. The book features a
number of illustrations and case studies, which demonstrate the benefits,
for all pupils, of inclusive schooling. Department for Education and Employment,
The Stationery Office, 2001 (ISBN 0 11 271109 X)
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ACCESS FOR ALL TO OPEN RESIDENTS' MEETINGS.
THE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1995 - AND YOU
It is important that residents' meeting places be accessible to all the residents
who wish to attend your meetings. If your building's meeting place isn't
suitable, you can always arrange to book a room at the Town Hall, with a
councillor (this can be done, and it is free, whether you live in a private
building or a Camden council owned building). You can also find Halls for
Hire listed in CINDEX.
LIST OF SUITABLE TENANTS HALLS IN CAMDEN AS OF DECEMBER
1st 2008
As of December 1st 2008: Camden Council had a list of 74 Tenants' and
Residents' halls, compiled by Yenok Hatamian. 55 of these halls have been
access-audited for Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) works and of these
55, only 26 TRA halls were included in DDA works. If you want to know if
your meeting place is suitable and accessible, arrange for your building
to be access audited for DDA works by contacting your local District Housing
Manager or Ward Councillor at Camden Council. The DDA 1995 and
any following amendments can be obtained from the internet.
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 DDA Definition
(by TPAS): 'Aims to end the discrimination which many disabled people
face. This Act gives disabled people rights in the areas of: employment,
access to goods, facilities and services, buying or renting land or property.
The final rights of access will come into force in October 2004. In addition,
this Act allows the Government to set minimum standards so that disabled
people can use public transport easily.' (DWP definition)
External Link : http://www.disability.gov.uk
Building Requirements: 2004 (download a free copy of document M)
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/PpWeb/jsp/redirect.jsp?url=http%3A//www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_ADM_2004.pdf
Disability Equality Duty
SOURCE: http://www.dotheduty.org/
"The 2005 amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act align the
legislation with the Race Relations Amendment Act 2001 and place a
proactive duty on all public bodies to eliminate disability discrimination,
the Disability Equality Duty. They are required to take positive action to
promote disability equality, and many public bodies are required to provide
a Disability Equality Scheme (DES). This puts the emphasis on organisations
to proactively demonstrate how they are improving their services to disabled
people, rather than reacting to individual complaints or challenges. Whilst
housing associations are not listed in the regulations, the Housing Corporation
is subject to the duty and intends to passport the essence of the disability
duty to housing associations."
SOURCE: http://www.habintegdec.org.uk/data/files/publications/hagdes_final.pdf
DISABILITY EQUALITY SCHEME AND ACTIONS (includes statistics of disabled
households)
http://www.habintegdec.org.uk/data/files/publications/hagdes_final.pdf
TPAS JARGON DICTIONARY - definitions
compiled by TPAS
example:
TPAS Definition: Tenant Participation Advisory
Service
The leading national tenant participation organisation working to promote
tenant empowerment.
SOURCE: http://www.tpas.org.uk/sub_page.asp?id=0&nameCat=Jargon
MEDIA COVERAGE OF DISABILITIES:
'Pain is all you know' |
VISUALLY IMPAIRED CONCERNS
Why can't the phone makers build handsets for everybody?
|
ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES
DIMENSIONS FOR WHEEL-CHAIR RESIDENTIAL ACCESSIBILITY
(ENTRANCE, DOORS, VARIOUS ROOMS IN FLAT, BATHROOMS etx.)
http://www.lifetimehomes.org.uk/pages/criteria1.html
ACCESSIBILITY CHECKLIST TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS
http://www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/help/accessibility/accessingbuildings
COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT -
www.communities.gov.uk
NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR HOUSING (INCLUDES RAPID REPAIRS AND LEGISLATION)
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/housing/lifetimehomesneighbourhoods
WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOUR RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION HOLDS A OPEN MEETING IN
A SPACE YOU FEEL ISN'T SAFE OR THAT DISABLED PEOPLE CAN'T EASILY ACCESS?
Complain.
WHO DO YOU COMPLAIN TO? EVERYONE
All the members of your residents' association, your neighbours, your freeholder,
your ward councillor, the nice woman who sells you your milk, Ali at Cybergate,
the Camden New Journal, RADAR, ARTSLINE, RNIB, Age Concern, the third Age
Project, the Camden Federation of Private Tenants, the Mayor. Somewhere,
someone will help you. Don't get discouraged or afraid of being labelled
a 'trouble-maker.' Remember: to the Chinese Government, the Dalai Lama is
a 'trouble-maker.' If you are arguing for accessible spaces for residents
to meet, you're not the problem; you're part of the solution.
Residents' Associations have a moral right to provide a venue that has access
to all residents, and that venue should be easily accessible to everyone
without loss of dignity.
Check first, to see if the space is on the approved list, or meets the approved
guidelines, and if it isn't, complain to your Ward councillor. If
that doesn't work, complain to someone else. Keep complaining to everyone
until you get an answer to your concerns, somewhere, sometime, you will find
somone willing to help. If you have a builder for a friend, check the Approved
M code, and write a letter to the Camden New Journal.
Anyone can complain about access to services for
disabled people.
If you live in a Camden Council-owned building, contact Councillor
Roger Robinson, who is an activist for disabled rights (and is disabled himself).
At a meeting of the HOLBORN DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE held on TUESDAY
4th September 2007 at 7.00pm at the Bourne Estate TA Hall, Portpool Lane,
London WC1: Progress on DDA adaptations to TRA Halls: Yenok Hatamian had
reported that all schemes to adapt TRA halls to comply with the DDA had been
completed, apart from Clarence Way and the Bourne Estate, the latter to be
started imminently.
"The 2005 amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act align the legislation with the Race Relations Amendment Act 2001 and place a proactive duty on all public bodies to eliminate disability discrimination, the Disability Equality Duty. They are required to take positive action to promote disability equality, and many public bodies are required to provide a Disability Equality Scheme (DES). This puts the emphasis on organisations to proactively demonstrate how they are improving their services to disabled people, rather than reacting to individual complaints or challenges. Whilst housing associations are not listed in the regulations, the Housing Corporation is subject to the duty and intends to passport the essence of the disability duty to housing associations." |
1. RAISE YOUR CONCERNS WITH THE PEOPLE HOSTING THE MEETING (START WITH THE
CHAIR, IF YOU GET NO JOY, WRITE A LETTER TO EVERY PERSON ON THE
COMMITTEE)
2. RAISE YOUR CONCERNS WITH THE OWNER OF THE PREMISES
3. IF NOBODY'S ASSURING YOU THE SPACE IS SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE:
Check your borough's website, and talk to any Councillor interested in
Disabilities. If you're an artist, or in Camden, Roger Robinson , Councillor
for Somers Town (also former Chair of Artsline) is a good resource
person; here's his advice, if you find yourself in this situation
....
Subj: RE: disabled discrimination legislation for meetings
Date: 03/11/2008 15:10:58 GMT Standard Time
From: Roger.Robinson@camden.gov.uk
Say it to the Chair of the Residents' Association that it is totally against
the DDA and subsequent legislation to hold meetings in non-acessible venues.
Can they hold meetings in the Town Hall- a room could be booked by the local
councillor or me.
Raise it with the Council's Disability Officer...The Disability Rights Commission
has ... been made part of the new Equalities Commission and you could
take it there too.
Disabled in Camden at 54 Phoenix Road NW1 can also help - with a letter to
your Chair ...
Roger
NOTE: As of 21.11.2008 Residents in
Camden-Council-owned buildings have more protection than private residential
buildings, in terms of regulating democratic Residents' Association meetings.
If you feel a residents' meeting isn't accessible, ring your Ward
councillor, and ask them to attend the meeting - with you.
If you are complaining about unsuitable access, and you meet someone
who seems to believe that only a disabled person can complain about a venue
not being easily accessible, correct them.
Don't be put off by being told only disabled people can complain, or if they
don't complain, it obviously doesn't matter. the rate of bullying is atrocious,
and people don't like to be thought of as 'trouble-makers.' Anyone
can complain about access to services for disabled people. Remind
them of their own obligations: The 2005 amendments to the Disability
Discrimination Act align the legislation with the Race Relations Amendment
Act 2001 and place a proactive duty on all public bodies to eliminate disability
discrimination, the Disability Equality Duty. They are required to take positive
action to promote disability equality, and many public bodies are required
to provide a Disability Equality Scheme (DES). This puts the emphasis on
organisations to proactively demonstrate how they are improving their services
to disabled people, rather than reacting to individual complaints or
challenges.
Although Government officers prefer to have a disabled person make the complaint,
many disabled people are bullied, or feel intimidated speaking up for their
rights to accessible venues (including accessible residents' meetings).
Everyone has a right to go to their residents' association meeting
(whether people choose to go or not, of course, is up to them, but it should
be their choice). Maintain the Right to access for everyone; if no one complains,
complain for them.
If you have complained, and feel you are not satisfied, go back to your first
contact, and ask for someone else who will listen to your complaints. Look
for other people who will do an inspection; RNIB is very helpful for visually
disabled issues, for instance, and Richard Mason, who is the assistant for
Bloomsbury Ward Councillors also inspects community halls for disability
access. The Life Time Homes Standards
Recommendations, as practiced by the Habinteg Housing Association in
(head office Holyer house, 20-21 Red Lion Court EC4) looks very practical
and promising.
Try the regular route, but if you feel you're not being taken seriously,
don't bother complaining officially, more than twice, if it isn't getting
you anywhere. If you're quite sure the venue isn't accessible, call
the Camden New Journal - or write a letter to the editor. The more
people you tell, the less likely it will happen in the future.
IF YOU'RE PLANNING A MEETING:
INSTEP
Up to one in seven of the population
has a physical or mental impairment. 'Disability' covers a wide range of
differing physical and mental abilities. Examples include restricted mobility
or eyesight, illnesses like cancer, multiple sclerosis, heart conditions
and HIV, and mental health conditions or learning difficulties. |
GOING OUT? CHECK ACCESSIBILITY IN THE VENUES AT
THE ARTSLINE WEBSITE:
www.artsline.org.uk
Artsline is a disability organisation which has a very in-depth and
efficient access data web site on access details for all
arts/entertainment/leisure venues in London, including 135 entries for Camden.
Their web site has 80,000 visitors each month and also includes all cinemas
in the UK and Eire. (The Artsline website has good, practical tips,
such as telling you the bollards at the British Museum disappear into the
ground, to allow you access, make sure you have a mobile phone, so you don't
have to park and go in, to make them come out and make the bollards disappear).
ACCESSIBILITY CHECKLIST TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS
http://www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/help/accessibility/accessingbuildings
CONTACTS AND RESOURCES
Camden Council: Disabilities legislation
http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/social-care-and-health/services-for-people-with-disabilities/disabilities-legislation.en
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50) PART THREE
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/ukpga_19950050_en_4#pt3-pb3-l1g28
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50)
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/ukpga_19950050_en_1
INFORMATION ON CAMDEN TRANSPORT DISABLED CONCERNS (freedom passes, rail travel,
buses, taxis etc.)
http://search.camden.gov.uk/search?q=olivia+mensah&site=default_collection&client=camden_frontend&proxystylesheet=camden_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd&imageField.x=13&imageField.y=9
Camden Council Committee:
Liaison Group - Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairment (2)
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showcommitteedetail.cfm?committee=83
members, schedule for past and future meetings, etc.
WHAT'S ACCESSIBLE? RESOURCE: 'Lifetime Homes,
Lifetime Neighbourhoods: A National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society'
on the Department of Communities and Local Government website.
Habinteg Housing Association
Holyer House
20-21 Red Lion Court
London EC4A 3EB
SOURCE: http://www.lifetimehomes.org.uk/pages/criteria4.html
RESOURCE: (complete book)
Building Requirements: 2004 (The Building Regulation Approved Document Part
M ACCESS TO AND USE OF BUILDINGS. 2004 Edition)
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/PpWeb/jsp/redirect.jsp?url=http%3A//www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_ADM_2004.pdf
(2) Access From Car Parking and (3) Approach Gradients
LIFE-TIME HOMES STANDARDS RECOMMENDATIONS
Criterion 2. The Building Regulation Approved Document Part M 'approach'
requirements are detailed in Section 6, paragraphs 6.1 to 6.18 of the
Document.
The distance from the car parking space and approach gradients to the
home should be kept to a minimum and should be level or gently sloping.
Stated specifications and dimensions required to meet Criterion
2:
Criterion 2 |
The Approved Document Part M
'approach' requirements are detailed in Section 6, paragraphs 6.1 to 6.18
of the Document. |
(4) Entrances (LIFE-TIME HOMES STANDARDS RECOMMENDATIONS)
Criterion 4 . This criterion generally relates to The Building Regulations
Approved Document M.
(bold are Life time Homes Standards, plain font are minimun Building
Regulations Approved Document M requirements)
All entrances should:
4a) be illuminated (LTH requirement)
4b) have level access over the threshold and
4c) main entrances should be covered (LTH requirement).
Stated specifications and dimensions required to meet the criterion
The threshold up-stand should not exceed 15mm.
Frequently asked question - Criterion 4
Q What are the minimum dimensions for the cover at the main entrance?
A There is no stated dimensional requirement for the cover at the main entrance
- the aim of which is to provide some degree of weather protection for an
individual (who may be using a wheelchair) who is either unlocking the door,
or waiting to gain access into the block. The scale and form of the
dwelling/block, exposure, and aesthetics may all have a bearing on the
appropriate size of the cover. Given the aim, the minimum width of the canopy
should cover the entire doorset and any associated ironmongery/access controls,
the depth of the cover for an individual dwelling should exceed 600mm (min.
900mm preferred) and for a communal entrance should be in excess of 900mm
(min. 1200mm preferred).
EXTERNAL ENTRANCE:
Additional LTH STANDARDS good practice recommendations
(i) The lighting at the entrance should be fully diffused and achieve an
illuminance in the range of 100 - 200 lux on the locks/access control points.
(ii) Any supports for the cover at the main entrance should be clear of the
access route so they do not become an obstacle hazard to people with sight
loss.
(iii) A level external landing should be provided at main entrance. The minimum
dimension at a main communal entrance should be 1500mm x 1500mm. This can
be reduced to 1200mm x 1200mm at an entrance to a individual dwelling.
(iv) Door entry systems and door bells should be set so that controls are
in a zone 1000mm - 1200mm from the floor and within 200mm of the door frame
on the latch side.
(v) Ensure that any matting provided within communal entrances has its surface
level with adjacent floor finish or, if surface laid, has chamfered edges
that are not a vertical up-stand barrier and will not fray to become a trip
hazard.
(vi) Consider increasing the effective clear width of communal entrance doors
from 800mm to 1000mm.
(vii) Consider providing a nib on the push side of entrance doors of min.
200mm on the latch side (in addition to the minimum 300mm nib on the pull
side 0 see Criterion 6).
(6) Doorways & Hallways (LIFE-TIME HOMES STANDARDS
RECOMMENDATIONS)
Criterion 6. This Criterion generally relates to Section 7 of Approved
Document M.
The LTH requirements relate to every storey within a dwelling, whereas Section
7 of Part M only relates to the entrance level of the dwelling.
The width of the doorways and hallways should conform to the specifications
in the next column.
Specification and dimensions which meet the Lifetime Home standards**
Doorway clear opening width (mm)......Corridor/passageway width (mm)
750 or wider.........................................900 (when approach is
head-on)
750......................................................1200 (when approach
is not head-on)
775......................................................1050 (when approach
is not head-on)
900......................................................900 (when approach
is not head-on)
The clear opening width of the front door should be 800mm. There should be
300mm to the side of the leading edge of doors at entrance level.
Comparison and comments in relation to relevant paragraphs of Approved Document
M, 2004 (Part M)
The doorway clear opening width v. corridor/passageway width ratios for LTH
are the same as those required within Part M with the exception of the clear
opening width of a door approached via a turn off a corridor less than 1050mm
wide. LTH requires such a door to have a minimum clear opening of 900mm,
whereas Part M states a minimum 800mm.
The LTH clear opening width requirement for the front door of 800mm, exceeds
the 775mm required by Part M paragraphs 6.22 - 6.33. LTH also stipulate that
this opening width requirement relates to the front door, whereas the Part
M requirement relates to an appropriate external door, not necessarily the
front door.
LTH also require a 300mm nib to the pull side/leading edge of all entrance
doors and doors to all rooms on the entrance level of the dwelling. This
is not a Part M requirement.
RESOURCE: information about other issues
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/professionals/en/4000000000988.html
OTHER RESOURCE BOOKS FROM the Centre of Accessible Environments
http://www.cae.org.uk/publications_list.html#Abd
Approved Document M: Access to and use of buildings 2004 edition. The
Approved Document M offers guidance to help meet the duties under Part M
of the Building Regulations.Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, The Stationery
Office, 2004
Access Audit Handbook, The Access Audit Handbook is an multimedia
planning tool for auditing the accessibility of buildings and services, and
writing reports in the context of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995,
funding requirements and best practice in building management. It offers
straightforward guidance about undertaking access audits and writing reports
to communicate recommendations. The book comes with a series of auditing
checklists and a DVD of the award-winning film 'Access Audits: a planning
tool for businesses '. Alison Grant 2005 (ISBN 1-85946-177-8)
Access Audits: a planning tool for business (film), Reading and Using
Plans (This information pack explains to non-architects how to interpret
and use architects' drawings, with a particular emphasis on features that
help make buildings accessible to disabled people. It will support anyone
monitoring planning and building regulations applications, advising building
control officers, or anyone discussing design proposals with architects and
clients. It will also be of value to occupational therapists advising on
house adaptations, Steven Thorpe 1994 (ISBN 0 903976 26 9)
Access for Disabled People to School Buildings Building Bulletin 91.
This bulletin aims to assist governors and managers of schools, their
architects and LEAs to achieve optimum accessibility of their school buildings.
Department for Education and Employment, The Stationery Office, 1999 (ISBN
0 11 271062 X)
> Code of Practice – Rights of Access: services to the public,
public authority functions, private clubs and premises. The Disability
Rights Commission (DRC) has written and produced this Code of Practice on
Part 3 (and related housing provisions) of the Disability Discrimination
Act (DDA). The Code is a revision of the consultative draft Code published
by the DRC in August 2005 to take account of further duties introduced in
the DDA 2005. Disability Rights Commission, The Stationery Office, 2006 (ISBN
0 11 703695 1)
Good Loo Design Guide, also published with RIBA Publishing. Now updated
in line with Part M of the Building Regulations and BS 8300:2001, the Good
Loo Design Guide takes an inclusive approach to the provision of WCs to suit
a wide range of users, and gives guidance on various WC layouts. Andrew Lacey
2004 (ISBN 1 85946 144 1)
Inclusive School Design – Accommodating pupils with special educational
needs and disabilities in mainstream schools – Building Bulletin 94.
Inclusive School Design examines issues of physical access; it also considers
the design needs of pupils with sensory , learning, emotional and behavioural
difficulties. The book features a number of illustrations and case studies,
which demonstrate the benefits, for all pupils, of inclusive schooling.
Department for Education and Employment, The Stationery Office, 2001 (ISBN
0 11 271109 X)
Keeping up with the past: making historical buildings accessible to
everyone.Building Sight (A handbook of building and interior design solutions
to include the needs of visually impaired people. Peter Barker, Jon Barrick
and Rod Wilson, HMSO in association with the Royal National Institute for
the Blind, 1995 (ISBN 1 85878 074 8)
Museums and Art Galleries: Making Existing Buildings Accessible.
This book confronts the dilemmas faced by architects and their
clients in making museums and art galleries located in historic buildings
more inclusive in response to contemporary access standards and regulations.
Includes 14 varied case studies. Adrian Cave 2007 (ISBN 978 1 85946 175 4)
Personal Emergency Egress Plans. A practical manual on how to plan
and implement the management elements of a fire safety strategy for the safe
evacuation of disabled people. Available only from CAE.Northern Officer Group,
1993 (ISBN 0 9521792 02) Price £6.00
Planning your home for safety and convenience – practical advice
for disabled and older people, Making decisions based on informed choices
will help people live more easily in their homes. This guide contains useful
recommendations for disabled and older people on how to make their homes
safer and more suitable for both their present and future needs. Andrew Lacey
2002 (ISBN 0 903976 34 X)
Sign Design Guide – a guide to inclusive signage. Signage has
a significant role to play in ensuring that the built environment is accessible
to everyone. The Sign Design Guide provides comprehensive guidance on the
specification, implementation of accessible signage. Peter Barker and June
Fraser, JMU and the Sign Design Society, 2000 (ISBN 185878 412 3)
OTHER BOOKS:
Architectural Ironmongery, Alison Grant 2005 (ISBN 1 85946 170 0)
Automatic Door Systems, Automatic Door Systems. Covers detailed aspects of
automatic door systems, including automatic sliding, folding, swing and balanced
doors and low-energy swing doors, for use in non-domestic buildings. Alison
Grant 2005 (ISBN 1 85946 171 9)
Designing for Accessibility, Andrew Lacey 2004 (ISBN 1 85946 143 3)
Glass in Buildings, Ann Alderson 2006 (ISBN-10 1 85946 254 5)
Internal Floor Finishes, Ann Alderson 2006 (ISBN-10 1 85946 255 5)
Platform Lifts, Alison Grant 2005 (ISBN 1 85946 172 7)
SOURCE OF BOOKS: Centre for Assessible Environments.
http://www.cae.org.uk/publications_list.html#Abd
http://www.cae.org.uk/publications_list.html#Abd
TOP TIPS WHEN YOU REMODEL OR RENOVATE
TOP TIP ONE: from Yehok Hatamian, Camden Council - if
you have double doors, make one wide, and one narrow if you are replacing
the doors, to allow easy wheel-chair accessibility.
MEETINGS
LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN Liaison Group - Physical
Disabilities and Sensory Impairment
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Current membership details are shown below:
(L) (1) Roger Robinson.
(LD) (1) Russell Eagling (Chair).
Plus named substitutes:
(C) (2) Roger Freeman, Don Williams.
Enquiries: Poonam Patel (Poonam.Patel@camden.gov.uk)
Please go to the Camden Gov. webpage
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showcommitteedetail.cfm?committee=83
to open agenda or minutes to access reports.
You may:
Download meeting agenda
Download meeting minutes
Charlie Ratchford Centre, Belmont Street, NW1 8HF
The London Irish Centre, Camden Square, London, NW1 9XB.
04.02.2009
Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairment Liaison Group
Wednesday 4 February 2009
6.30pm ? 8.30pm
The Charlie Ratchford Resource Centre
Belmont Street, NW1 8HF
AGENDA found at
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showHTML.cfm?file=26703.htm
MAPPING DEMOCRACY PROPOSAL (APPROVAL
AND CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS) |
04.12.2008
LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN
At a meeting of the PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS LIAISON
GROUP held on THURSDAY 4 DECEMBER 2008 at 6.30pm, at The Charlie Ratchford
Centre, Belmont Street, London, NW1 8HF.
MINUTES found at
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showHTML.cfm?file=26703.htm
02.07.2008
LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN MEETING
PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS LIAISON GROUP
held on WEDNESDAY 2nd JULY 2008 at 6.30pm,
at The Charlie Ratchford Centre, Belmont Street, NW1 8HF.
Members Present
Councillor Russell Eagling (Chair)
Service Users and Support Workers
Thirty-three service users and carers took part, the majority were service
users.
Officers Present
Niam McAleer Senior Development Officer, LBC Housing and Adult Social Care
Kwame Boateng Business Support Officer LBC Housing and Adult Social Care
Cynthia Lake Business Support Officer LBC Housing and Adult Social Care
Ashley Creighton Joint Strategic Commissioner for Long Term Conditions,
(HASC)
Poonam Patel Organisation Development, Committee Services
British Sign Language Interpreters, Deafblind hands-on interpreters,
a Speech-To-Text Reporter and 6 support workers were also in attendance.
The minutes should be read in conjunction with the agenda for the meeting.
agenda:
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showHTML.cfm?file=24741.htm
minutes:
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showHTML.cfm?file=24930.htm
11.03.2008
LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN MEETING
PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS LIAISON GROUP
held on TUESDAY 11th MARCH 2008
at 6.30pm, at The Charlie Ratchford Centre, Belmont Street, NW1 8HF.
Members Present
Councillor Russell Eagling (Chair)
Service Users and Support Workers
Twenty five service users, Support Workers and Carers were in attendance
Officers Present:
Michael Bond Development Officer, LBC Housing and Adult Social Care
Kwame Boateng Business Support Officer LBC Housing and Adult Social Care
Rebecca Harrington Assistant Director, Joint Commissioning - Housing and
Adult Social Care
Garry Griffiths Head of Joint Commissioning and Strategy
Paul Kelly Head of Planning and Performance
Cynthia Lake Business Support Officer LBC Housing and Adult Social Care
Ashley Creighton Joint Strategic Commissioner for Long Term Conditions,
(HASC)
Poonam Patel Organisation Development, Committee Services
British Sign Language Interpreters, Deafblind hands-on interpreters, a
Speech-To-Text Reporter and 6 support workers were also in attendance.
agenda:
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showHTML.cfm?file=23921.htm
minutes:
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showHTML.cfm?file=24086.htm
04.12.2007
LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN
At a meeting of the PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS LIAISON
GROUP
held on TUESDAY 4TH DECEMBER 2007 at 6.30pm,
at The Charlie Ratchford Centre, Belmont Street, NW1 8HF.
Members Present
Councillor Martin Davies, Executive Member Adult Social Care and Health
Councillor Russell Eagling (Chair)
Councillor Roger Robinson
Service Users and Support Workers
Twenty five service users, Support Workers and Carers were in attendance.
agenda:
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showHTML.cfm?file=22728.htm
minutes:
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showHTML.cfm?file=23462.htm
10.07.2007
LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN
At a meeting of the Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairments Liaison
Group
held on Tuesday 10th July 2007 at 6.30pm,
at The London Irish Centre, Camden Square, London, NW1 9XB.
Members Present
Councillor Russell Eagling (Chair)
Service Users and Support Workers
Thirty Four service users, Support Workers and Carers were in attendance
agenda:
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showHTML.cfm?file=21701.htm
minutes:
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showHTML.cfm?file=22989.htm
24.04.2007
LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN
Meeting of the Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairments Liaison Group
held on Tuesday 24th April 2007 at 6.30pm,
at The Charlie Ratchford Centre, Belmont Street, London, NW1 8HF.
Members Present:
Councillor Russell Eagling (Chair)
Councillor Martin Davies (from 8.00pm)
agenda:
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showHTML.cfm?file=20798.htm
minutes:
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showHTML.cfm?file=21696.htm
resource: Review of the Wheelchair Service
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showHTML.cfm?file=21696.htm
Information provided by Camden & Islington wheelchair service
Contact Niam McAleer, Snr Development Officer-User and Carer Involvement,
Service Planning and Joint Commissioning Section, Adult Social Care, LB Camden
Housing and Adult Social Care Directorate, 79 Camden Road, NW1 9ES
Email.niam.mcaleer@camden.gov.uk Tel 020 7974 1459
Camden Council Committees - Learning Disabilities Liason Group
London Borough of Camden
Minutes for the learning disabilities liaison group
The Liaison Group was on Tuesday 12 February 2008
The Liaison Group started at 6.30pm
The Liaison Group was at Choices
37 Greenwood Place, London, NW5 1LB
Councillors at the meeting
Councillor Lulu Mitchell (Chair)
People at the meeting
Claire Torkington Camden PCT
Natalie Sutherland Camden PCT
And about 30 Service users, carers and support workers
People from Camden Council at the meeting
Phil Appleby Camden Learning Disability Service
Frank Earley Joint Strategic Commissioner Learning Disabilities
Dave Eldridge Joint Strategic Commissioner Learning Disabilities
Kwame Boateng Business Support, Adult Social Care
Cynthia Lake Business Support
Michael Bond Development Officer, User & Community Involvement Team
Kath Dawson Camden Learning Disabilities Service
Olivia Mensah Equalities Unit
Hector Medora Head of Service, Learning Disabilities
minutes:
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showHTML.cfm?file=24115.htm
London Borough of Camden
Minutes for the learning disabilities liaison group
The Liaison Group was on Tuesday 10 July 2008
The Liaison Group started at 6.30pm
The Liaison Group was at
The Charlie Ratchford Resource Centre, Belmont Street, London , NW1 8HF
Councillors at the meeting
Councillor Lulu Mitchell (Chair)
People at the meeting
Elizabeth Rojas Camden LINk - Voluntary Action Camden (VAC)
And about 15 Service Users, Carers and Support Workers.
People from Camden Council at the meeting
Phil Appleby Camden Learning Disability Service
Kwame Boateng Business Support, Adult Social Care
Michael Bond Development Officer, User & Community Involvement Team
Kath Dawson Camden Learning Disabilities Service
Frank Earley Joint Strategic Commissioner Learning Disabilities
Cynthia Lake Business Support
Olivia Mensah Equalities Unit
Chris Rouse Committee Services
1. Welcome and apologies
The Chair for the meeting was Councillor Mitchell. The Co-Chair was Michaela
Mamara.
Apologies were received from Councillor Martin Davies (Executive Member for
Adult Social Care and Health), John Siddique (Supported/Advocate, Camden
People First) ... Councillor Callaghan apologised for being late.
MINUTES:
http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/committees/showHTML.cfm?file=25376.htm
RESOURCE PEOPLE:
RADAR - The Disability Network: National organisation run by disabled people.
Bookshop, mailing list and email chat service. Links to other disability
sites. www.radar.org.uk/
THE BIGGER PICTURE: We believe every resident has
a right to attend residents' meetings and it is always preferable, where-ever
possible, to hold a meeting within the residents' own building. We want all
multi-residential buildings, whether privately-owned or council-owned, to
be inspected, so that residents can be aware of suitable (and unsuitable)
spaces in the building to hold communal meetings, as well as the location
of other suitable venues within close proximity to the building. We
would like this information to be held by the Council, and made available
upon request, and where possible, listed in CINDEX.
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