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Author Noble, C. Wycliffe.

Title Access for disabled people to arts premises : the journey sequence / C. Wycliffe Noble and Geoffrey Lord
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, Architectural Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 162 pages) : illustrations (some color), plans
Contents Front Cover; Access for Disabled People to Arts Premises; Copyright Page; Contents; Joint authors; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Cartoon; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Development of the Journey Sequence; Chapter 2. Venue descriptions; Chapter 3. Examples of good practice; Chapter 4. Communication techniques for sensory or cognitively impaired audiences; Chapter 5. The International Symbol of Access (ISA); Chapter 6. Legislation and standards; Chapter 7. Appendices; Bibliography; Contacts for each venue; Color Plate Section
Summary Illustrating actual building design solutions that have been created to improve accessibility for disabled patrons and performers, the 'Journey Sequence' outlines the best examples of design innovation produced in response to new and upcoming legislation. A knowledge of how to design for the disabled can be crucial in winning contracts and having designs accepted. This book shows how the practical implications have already been successfully approached. Covering the whole sequence from parking, to entry, and including details of facilities for the visually and hearing impaired users, advice is gi
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Arts facilities -- Barrier-free design -- Great Britain
Arts facilities -- Barrier-free design
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
Author Lord, Geoffrey
ISBN 9780080493169
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9780750657792
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