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Accessibility for the Disabled - A Design Manual for a Barrier Free Environment
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REFERENCES

*"Accessibility in Public Accommodations". 581: Readily Achievable Checklist .ADA Compliance Guide, USA, Thompson Publishing Group, December 1991. pp. 113-119.

*Adaptive Environments Center, Inc., Access Boston. Boston Redevelopment Authority, 1990. 42 pages.

*Adaptive Environments Center, Inc. and Barrier Free Environments, Inc., "The Americans with Disabilities Act Checklist for Readibly Achievable Barrier Removal." USA, 31 March 1992. 12 pages.

*American National Standards Institute. American National Standard for Buildings and Facilities: Providing Accessibility and Usability for Physically Handicapped People. New York, 1986. 84 pages.

*Beckman, Mats. Building for Everyone. Stockholm, Ministry of Housing and Physical Planning, 1976. 108 pages.

*The Canadian Paraplegic Association, Manitoba Division. Access: A Guide for Architects and Designers. Second Edition, Manitoba, Canada, the Canadian Paraplegic Association, Manitoba Division, 1989.

*Central Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of Accessibility for the Disabled (CCPT). Accessibility of Buildings and the Outdoor Environment. Delft, Dutch Standard Institute, 1988. 67 pages.

*Dansk Ingeniørforning (Danish Engineering Association) Planning of Open Spaces as regards Access for Disabled People. Translated by Eva Eriksen, Copenhagen, Forlag Normstyrelsen Publicationer, 1984. 51 pages.

*Denmark. Ministry of Housing, Circular No.49 of 23 MARCH 1972. 6 pages.

*Goldsmith, Selwyn, Designing for the Disabled. Third Edition. London, RIBA Publications Ltd, 1976. 525 pages.

*Grosbois, Louis- Pierre. Handicap Physique et Construction. Third Edition. Paris: Le Moniteur, 1991. 327 pages.

*The Housing Committee for the Handicapped (NKB). "Accessibility of Buildings to Handicapped Persons: Guidlines for Nordic Building Regulation" (preliminary draft). Copenhagen, 1973. 14 pages.

*_____. "Bathrooms and Toilets for Everybody". Copenhagen, 1974. 5 pages.

*_____. "Dwelling for Everybody". Copenhagen, 1974. 5 pages.

*Netherlands. Ministry of Transport and Public Works. Manual Traffic Provisions for people with a Handicap. The Hague, 1986. 138 pages.

*Park, Sharon C. and Thomas C Jester "Strategies for Making Historic Properties Accessible to Persons with Disabilities". United States National Park Service, Preservation Assistance Division. 6 pages.

*The Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA) in collaboration with the United Nations and Habitat. Designing with Care: A guide to Adaptation of the built Environment for Disabled People. United Nations, International year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) 1981. 102 pages.

*The Research & Training Center of Independent Living. Guidelines for Reporting and Writing About People With Disabilities. Third Edition. Lawrence, Kansas, USA, 1990. 4 pages.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This manual has been prepared by SOLIDERE in collaboration with ESCWA and with the approval of the Ministry of Social Affairs and the National Committee for the Disabled.

ESCWA expert

RIAD TAPPUNI

Research and text preparation

MONA KHECHEN

Autocad illustration

KHALED AL-AZHARI ISMAIL AL-TAWIL

Editing

ORESTES PLASENCIA (ESCWA)

Proofreading

LORI SATRISI (ESCWA)

Arabic translation

Saudi Arabia Research Institute (SARI)

Production

The Communications Division- SOLIDERE

 

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