TY - BOOK ED - Centre for Accessible Environments (London, England) TI - The access audit handbook : : an inclusive approach to auditing buildings. SN - 9781914124839 AV - HF5667 C468 2023 PY - 2023/// CY - London, England : PB - RIBA Publishing KW - Auditing KW - Great Britain KW - Law and legislation N1 - Includes index; Contents -- Acknowledgements -- About the authors -- Introduction -- 1.0 Access Audits -- 1.1 What is an access audit? -- 1.2 Access audits and the Equality Act 2010 -- 1.3 Access audits, access statements, access strategies and the planning and building regulations process -- 1.4 What follows an access audit? -- 1.5 Commissioning an access audit -- 2.0 Audit Methodology -- 2.1 The site survey -- 2.2 What do you audit? -- 2.3 Survey equipment -- 2.4 Observational assessment -- 2.5 Data recording -- 2.6 User participation -- 2.7 Building management -- 3.0 Report Writing -- 3.1 A communication tool -- 3.2 Report formats -- 3.3 Establishing the legislative context -- 3.4 Criteria for assessment and design guidance -- 3.5 Making recommendations -- 3.6 Priorities and categories -- 3.7 Cost banding -- 4.0 Case Studies -- 4.1 Almeida Theatre, Islington, London, UK -- 4.2 Penguin Beach, ZSL, Regent's Park, London, UK -- 4.3 Christ Church, Notting Hill, London, UK -- 4.4 Guildhall, City of London, UK -- 4.5 University College London (UCL), Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL), Dorking, UK -- 4.6 Hebden Bridge Town Hall, West Yorkshire, UK -- 5.0 Access Audit Checklists -- External environment -- Internal environment -- Building management -- Communications -- 6.0 Appendices -- 6.1 Organisations -- 6.2 Publications -- Index -- Image Credits N2 - Our buildings and environments should be inclusive to all, but how can we assess this? The Access Audit Handbook is an indispensable tool for auditing the accessibility of buildings and services. This book offers straightforward advice about undertaking access audits and explains how they make buildings, environments and services more inclusive. Following the audit, the book explains how each of the various report formats works best to communicate recommendations in the content of current legislation, funding requirements and best practice in building management. Well established as the best resource for conducting access audits, the third edition of The Access Audit Handbook is fully up to date with the latest legal and technical standards as well as developments in equipment and building maintenance. Featuring advice on: Commissioning an access audit Audit methodology Making recommendations Report writing The practical guidance is supported by case studies, worked examples and checklists ER -