Part M of the Building Regulations requires housebuilders to construct new housing to standards that enable disabled people, particularly wheelchair users and those with mobility or ambulant impairments, to visit a house and have access to a groundfloor living space and toilet. It also seeks to enable occupiers to cope better with any reduction in their mobility. There is, however, little or no information about the impact of the regulation on the design of new dwellings. This study, researched the attitudes of builders and building control officers towards Part M and how the regulation is being interpreted and applied.
Part M of the Building Regulations requires housebuilders to construct new housing to standards that enable disabled people, particularly wheelchair users and those with mobility or ambulant impairments, to visit a house and have access to a groundfloor living space and toilet. It also seeks to enable occupiers to cope better with any reduction in their mobility. There is, however, little or no information about the impact of the regulation on the design of new dwellings. This study, researched the attitudes of builders and building control officers towards Part M and how the regulation is being interpreted and applied.
Subject terms:
mobility aids, mobility impairment, physical disabilities, regulation, social care provision, access to services, activities of daily living, assistive technology, building design;
There has been a wealth of social research on the housing experiences of physically impaired adults, which has influenced the development of housing and social policies. In order to find out if visually impaired children identified issues that have not yet been acknowledged, a research team asked 44 children about their experiences of their housing and urban environments.
There has been a wealth of social research on the housing experiences of physically impaired adults, which has influenced the development of housing and social policies. In order to find out if visually impaired children identified issues that have not yet been acknowledged, a research team asked 44 children about their experiences of their housing and urban environments.
Subject terms:
housing, housing departments, mobility impairment, needs, physical disabilities, social care provision, urban areas, visual impairment, children, families;
This study provides, for the first time, data at a national level on the housing needs of disabled children and their families, and their experiences of addressing these needs. Researchers surveyed almost 3,000 parents of severely disabled children, and interviewed over 100 housing, social care and occupational therapy practitioners.
This study provides, for the first time, data at a national level on the housing needs of disabled children and their families, and their experiences of addressing these needs. Researchers surveyed almost 3,000 parents of severely disabled children, and interviewed over 100 housing, social care and occupational therapy practitioners.
Subject terms:
housing, housing departments, mobility impairment, occupational therapists, needs, occupational therapy, physical disabilities, social care provision, children, families;