The Access Manual: Designing, Auditing and Managing Inclusive Built Environments

By Ann Sawyer and Keith Bright

This manual covers the design, improvement, maintenance and management of accessible environments. It shows you how to provide and run buildings, services, and employment facilities to enable independent and convenient use by everyone.

The Access Manual was first published in November 2003 and has been used by architects and facilities managers needing to meet the requirements of new legislation in 2004. It was well received by design, management, access, and health professionals.

This is a fast-moving area and there are now several additional pieces of legislation and guidance central to inclusive design and making buildings accessible to all. This 3rd edition follows the same structure and approach and updates three main areas:

• The Equality Act 2010
• Building Regulations: Approved Documents to Parts M (2013) and K (2013)
• British Standards:  amendment and updating of BS8300

 

The authors have also updated the material on access auditing, providing additional examples and sample access audit reports and access statements.

With its comprehensive information on standards, legislation and good practice, The Access Manual: designing, auditing and managing inclusive built environments, 3rd edition ensures you can:

• be fully aware of the issues involved in accessibility and inclusive design
• understand your legal obligations and the guidance available 
• commission access audits
• create and manage an access improvement programme
• maintain accessibility in buildings and working practices
• understand access issues in the design of new buildings

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wiley
• Release date: May 12, 2014
• ISBN: 9781118896204

Ann Sawyer

In her psychotherapy practice Ann found when her clients were empowered with greater self-knowledge and a deeper connection to their authentic, inner self, they embrace life more. The disorders of being depressed, anxious and stuck are diminished and lose the power to upset and disturb these clients' lives. This insight inspired Ann to more study into biography work, spirituality and self-psychology, resulting in a desire to share the value of self-knowledge for greater health and happiness. After finding a partner who shares this passion, Susan Kurz, "Solving the Mystery of You," was born.Throughout her life, helping and caring for people has been Ann's vocation shown in her career as a clinical social worker doing therapy with many people from all walks of life over the years. Helping and caring are also her avocation, as even her diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis led her to help others. Finding a way to reverse symptoms and restore health from this degenerative disease, Ann shared her journey through her book, "The MS Recovery Diet," Avery/Penguin (2007) so others could obtain the same recovery. There is wisdom and beauty in everyone's story. Much can be learned and experienced through this transformative journey into self, opening one's heart, mind and soul. Ann is also a better person for having walked along with her clients on their journeys."Solving the Mystery of You," offers the opportunity of self-determination, courage, confidence, and freedom to pursue independence in thought and action, and chose the life path that leads to your best self and living your best life.