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Access to and use of buildings: Approved Document M

Accessibility guidance for dwellings and buildings other than dwellings. The linked PDF is Volume 2.

AccessibilityAnthropometry & ergonomics
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Source wording and page order preserved. Drawings and table layouts remain available in the original PDF.

O N L I N E V E R S I O N M Other publications referred to Department for Education and Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Employment (DfEE) Committee (DPTAC) Building Bulletin 91 Access for disabled Access directory – an online directory and people to school buildings. Management search tool for references on accessibility and design guide, 1999. ISBN 0 11271 062 X guidance for the built environment. Available to download from Building Bulletin 94 Inclusive school design. www.dptac.gov.uk/ Accommodating pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in District Surveyors Association (DSA) mainstream schools, 2001. ISBN 0 11271 109 X and Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Technical standards for places of entertainment, 2002. ISBN 1 90403 105 6 Water supply (water fittings) regulations 1999. Guidance document relating to Football Stadia Improvement Fund (FSIF) Schedule 1: Fluid categories and Schedule and Football Licensing Authority (FLA) 2: Requirements for water fittings. Sports Ground and Stadia Guide No 1 Available to download from www.defra.gov. Accessible stadia, 2003. ISBN 0 95462 930 2 uk/environment/water/industry/wsregs99/ Available to download from guide/section8.htm www.sportengland.org/disabled.pdf Department for Transport (DfT) JMU Access Partnership and Sign Inclusive mobility: A guide to best practice Design Society on access to pedestrian and transport Sign design guide, 2000. infrastructure, 2002. Available to download from www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_ mobility/documents/page/dft_ mobility_503282-01.hcsp as hardcopy from DfT free literature service on 0870 1226236 (ref: IM/01) or as an audio cassette from the DfT Mobility and Inclusion Unit on 020 7944 6100 or Minicom 020 7944 3277 Department of National Heritage (DNH) Guide to safety at sports grounds (The green guide). 4th edition, 1997. ISBN 0 11300 095 2 Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions (DETR) Guidance on the use of tactile paving surfaces, 1998. Available to download from www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/ dft_mobility/documents/pdf/dft_mobility_ pdf_503283.pdf Approved Document M Volume 2 Access to and use of buildings other than dwellings O N L I N E V E R S I O N 61

Edition and local adoption determine which requirements apply. Use the publisher’s document for the complete clauses, diagrams and amendments.