The following guides have been produced by the Access Officers of Wealden District Council, Brighton & Hove City Council, Eastbourne Borough Council, Hastings Borough Council, Lewes District Council and Rother District Council.
Contents (pdf)
Links exist within this document to all the further documents listed below
01 Approaches and entrances (pdf)
- Approaches from the boundary and any on-site parking
- Entrance Doors
- Entrance Lobbies
02 Internal circulation (pdf)
- Reception Areas
- Doors
- Corridors and passageways
- Internal lobbies
- Vertical circulation
- Switches, controls and sockets
03 Lifts (pdf)
- Approaches and doors for passenger lifts and platform lifts
- Controls for passenger lifts and platform lifts
- Passenger car lifts
- Platform lifts
- Stair lifts
- Fire Safety
04 Wayfinding and signs (pdf)
- Wayfinding for people who are visually impaired
- Wayfinding for people who are deaf or hard of hearing
05 Accessible toilets (pdf)
- Facilities for wheelchair users
- Facilities for ambulant disabled people
06 Changing and shower facilities (pdf)
- Changing rooms
- Shower rooms
07 Entertainment and places of assembly (pdf)
- Spectator Seating
- Aids to Communication
- Other matters
08 Housing (pdf)
- Building Regulations
- Lifetime Homes
- Wheelchair Accessible Housing
09 Customer services (pdf)
- Shops
- Offices
- Automatic Telling Machines (ATMs)
- Vending machines and the like
- Public telephones
- Restaurants and Bars
- Petrol Filling Stations
- Visitor Attractions
10 Holiday accommodation (pdf)
- Hotel accommodation, self-catering accommodation, and static caravan sites
- Some general points on design
11 External environment (pdf)
- Pavements and footpaths
- Changes in Level
12 Car parking (pdf)
- Car parking bays
- Ticket machines
- Numbers of parking bay
13 Means of escape (pdf)
- Means of warning
- Escape time
- Vertical escape
- Managing evacuation
14 Access to the countryside (pdf)
- Access to the amenities
- Facilities
