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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 INDEX Visual contrast 0.26, 2.17, 3.8, 3.10, 3.12, Provision of toilet accommodation 48 3.18, 3.28, 3.34, 3.43, 4.28, 5.4 Wheelchair-accessibile unisex toilets 49 Visual contrast – controls 4.28 Toilets in separate-sex washrooms 51 Visual contrast – definition 0.26 Wheelchair-accessible changing Visual contrast – door furniture 2.17 and shower facilities 52 Visual contrast – internal doors 3.8, 3.10 Wheelchair-accessible bathrooms 56 Visual contrast – lifting devices 3.18, Standards referred to 59 3.28, 3.34, 3.43 Visual contrast – push pads 4.28 Other publications referred to 60 Visual contrast – sanitary fittings 5.4 Index 63 Visual contrast – seating 4.7 Provision of toilet accommodation 48 Visual fire alarm signals 4.24 Wheelchair-accessibile unisex toilets 49 Visual information – lifting devices 3.31, Toilets in separate-sex washrooms 52 3.34, 3.37, 3.43 Wheelchair-accessible changing Visual warnings – entrance doors 2.21 and shower facilities 53 Wheelchair-accessible bathrooms 56 W Wall surfaces, see also Surfaces 3.4 Standards referred to 59 Wall surfaces – lifting platforms 3.42 Other publications referred to 60 Wall surfaces – materials 4.32 Index 63 Wall surfaces – passenger lifts 3.32 Provision of toilet accommodation 48 Wall surfaces – reflective 3.4, 3.32 Wheelchair-accessibile unisex toilets 49 Wardrobes, see Bedrooms Toilets in separate-sex washrooms 52 Wash basins, see Sanitary accommodation Wheelchair-accessible changing Wayfinding 4.31 and shower facilities 53 WCs, see Sanitary accommodation Wheelchair-accessible bathrooms 55 Weather protection, see Entrance doors – Standards referred to 59 weather protection Wheelchair-accessible bedrooms, Other publications referred to 60 see Bedrooms Index 63 Wheelchair platform stairlifts, see Lifting devices Provision of toilet accommodation 48 Widths, see Dimensions Wheelchair-accessibile unisex toilets 49 Window controls in hotel bedrooms, Toilets in separate-sex washrooms 52 see Bedrooms Wheelchair-accessible changing Worktops – refreshment facilities 4.16 and shower facilities 53 Wheelchair-accessible bathrooms 55 Standards referred to 60 Other publications referred to 61 Access to and use of buildings other than dwellings Approved Document M Volume 2 70 O N L I N E V E R S I O N

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