This article on Access for the Disabled seeks to draw attention to this important problem and is written by the Chairman of the Scottish Committee on Access for Disabled People which was set up on 16th May 1980 by the Secretary of State for Scotland as a committee of the Scottish Council on Disability.
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References
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A Place at Work — Robert Rogerson, Philip Spence 1969.
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Designing for the Disabled — Selwyn Goldsmith — RIBA Publications3rd Edition1976.
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The Adaptation of Existing Buildings for Use by the Handicapped — Neil Thomson, Built Environment Research Group, Polytechnic of Central London1979.
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Access for the Disabled: Design Guidance Notes — The Welsh Office, Society of Architects in Wales Council for the Disabled1978.
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Pedestrian Precincts and Disabled People — Joint Committee on Mobility for the Disabled1977.
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Providing for Disabled Visitors — English and Scottish Tourist Board1977.
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Access for the Physically Handicapped to Educational Buildings: Design Note 18 — Department of Education and Science1979.
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Access in the High Street — Centre on the Environment for the Handicapped1981.
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Guide to Employing Disabled People — Manpower Services Commission1977.
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Working Party on the Future Role of Disablement Advisory Committee: A Consultative Paper — Manpower Services Commission June 1979.
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The Quota Scheme for the Employment of Disabled People: A Discussion Document — Manpower Services Commission1978.
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Rehabilitation, Retraining and Resettlement — Manpower Services Commission1976.
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Integration Isolation — Scottish Council on Disability1978.
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Help for Handicapped People in Scotland, HMSO — DHSS1976.
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Who Looks After You at Scottish Airports? — British Airport Authority1981.
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Guide for the Disabled — Automobile Association1981.
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Accommodation with Facilities for Disabled Visitors — Scottish Tourist Board1981 (Information in this publication is presently being checked through local Access Panels/Groups).
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TSB Speedbank, Cashline and other Autotellers Locations National Banks1981.
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Action on Handicap: A Community Research Project on the Handicapped and the Elderly — SRC and Cambuslang Council of Churches1981.
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Access Information Sheets — Scottish Committee on Access for Disabled People (The remarks on the diagrams reproduced in these sheets from the BS5810: 1979 also apply to the diagrams produced here).
21.
Access pack for play and handicapped children obtainable from Fair Play for Children in Scotland, 39 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 6AF.
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Planning for Disabled People in the Urban Environment — Planning Research Unit, University of Edinburgh1969.
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Integrating the Disabled — Snowdon Working Party Report — National Fund for Research into Crippling Disease1976.
24.
Can Disabled People Go Where You Go? — Report of the Silver Jubilee Committee on Improving Access for Disabled People 1979 — DHSS.
25.
Scottish Housing Handbook 6 — Housing for the Disabled — Scottish Development Department HMSO1979.
