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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.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, Architectural Press, 2003.

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 162 pages) : illustrations (some color), plans
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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Subject Arts facilities -- Barrier-free design -- Great Britain.
Arts facilities -- Barrier-free design.
Great Britain.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Fiction.
Fiction.
Added Author Lord, Geoffrey.
Other Form: Print version: Noble, C. Wycliffe. Access for disabled people to arts premises. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, Architectural Press, 2003 0750657790 9780750657792 (OCoLC)50783137
ISBN 9780080493169 (electronic book)
0080493165 (electronic book)
0750657790 (Cloth)