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Event Name Information Session on Proposed Amendments to the Scottish Building Standards
Date 25/04/06
Event Type Information Session and Discussion�
Location Beancross, Falkirk
Provider SDEF
Description

Following on from an information and discussion session at Beancross in April 2006, SDEF called for inclusive environmental access and design to be part of architects’ training in its response to the Building Standards consultation. SDEF also said there should be greater representation of disabled people and asserted that British Standards are a minimum that do not adequately meet the needs of people with rights under the Disability Discrimination Act.

Participants at the event at Beancross, near Falkirk, were given a presentation by Dorothy Wilson, architect, from Dundee City Council and questioned closely Steven�Scott from the Scottish Building Standards Agency (SBSA).

There was a feeling that the Standards should be more prescriptive to ensure that wheelchair users had sufficient manoevering space and that there was insufficient regard for people with sensory impairments. Poor provision of emergency egress was noted along with lack of joined up working between different agencies.

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