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Download full textEnsign, Arselia, Ed. – PAM Repeater, 1991
The brochure provides suggestions for adapting or building approaches and entrances to the home to provide full accessibility to persons with mobility limitations due to disability or age. Briefly described are modifications for ramps, landings at the top and bottom of a ramp, and door openers and locks. This publication lists 13 sources for…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, Design Requirements, Physical Disabilities
Baker, Nick, Ed. – Rural Exchange, 1995
This issue of the quarterly newsletter "Rural Exchange" provides information and resources on accessible rural housing for the disabled. "Accessible Manufactured Housing Could Increase Rural Home Supply" (Nick Baker) suggests that incorporation of access features such as lever door handles and no-step entries into manufactured housing could help…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, Disabilities, Housing
PAM Repeater, 1990
The brochure provides suggestions for adapting or building living quarters to accommodate persons with physical limitations. Encouraged is barrier-free universal design to allow all persons, disabled or able bodied, to move freely, independently, and safely in their surroundings. Illustrations and text provide guidance for design of ramps, front…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, Building Innovation, Design Requirements
Jarkon, Joe; Fitzpatrick, Vicki, Ed. – 1992
This publication describes the Andrew Heiskell Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, a regional library for the National Library Service (NLS) example of the creative use of physical space and innovative technology. The publication focuses on the materials-handling system designed for the new facility, including system design…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Building Conversion, Building Design, Disabilities
Hertzberg, Randi, Ed. – Concrete Masonry Designs, 2001
This special journal issue addresses concrete masonry in educational facilities construction. The issue's feature articles are: (1) "It Takes a Village To Construct a Massachusetts Middle School," describing a middle school constructed almost entirely of concrete masonry and modeled after a typical small New England village; (2)…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Construction Materials, Educational Facilities Design
Peer reviewedDahlgren, Anders C.; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Contains contributions by seven library building consultants on designing a forgiving building, i.e., a building that can be modified easily and inexpensively to meet new conditions. Topics include (1) small library design; (2) academic library design; (3) adapting libraries to current and future needs; (4) designing space; (5) the changing…
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Systems, Consultants, Facility Planning
Woods, Diane E., Ed. – International Exchange of Experts and Information in Rehabilitation Interchange, 1989
The special newsletter edition features two articles on accessibility for the disabled. The first article, "Building Non-Handicapping Environments: CIB W84 Newsletter," by Adolph Ratzka, excerpts sections from the CIB W84 Newsletter of the International Council for Building Research, Working Commission for Disabilities. It is noted that…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, Design Requirements, Developing Nations
Taylor, Anne, Ed.; Muhlberger, Joe, Ed. – MASS Magazine, 1998
This issue addresses (1) growing international interest in learning environments and their effects on behavior, and (2) design education, an integrated model for visual-spatial lifelong learning. It focuses on this new and emerging integrated field which integrates elements in education, new learning environment design, and the use of more two-…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Building Innovation, Classroom Environment
The Educational Facility Planner, 1995
This document contains nationally recognized educational-facility designs, including the 1994 James D. MacConnell Award Winner--Heritage Oak Elementary School in Roseville, California. The architectural designs of other schools are also included--10 elementary schools, 6 high schools, 1 vocational school, 3 institutes of higher education, 1…
Descriptors: Architectural Programming, Building Design, Building Innovation, Building Plans
