Environment

Bradford Building Control Surveyors/officers promote good standards of access and facilities for everyone and particularly for disabled people through application of building regulation standards.

They are looking for:

• Ramp access into buildings to help disabled people, elderly people and people with push chairs
• Door openings wide enough to accommodate wheel chairs and push chairs;
  Lifts to permit access between floors
• Parking spaces wide enough for wheelchair users to manoeuvre in and out of cars
• Street furniture that is obvious to those with impaired vision
• Colour schemes to help the visually impaired defining changes in level, edges of steps and assist in getting around the building, particularly large stores
• Induction loops or infra-red systems to help with public address announcements, particularly important at places of entertainment
• Reception desks, counters and notice boards at an accessible height
• Toilets and washing facilities that are accessible and spacious with fittings to allow for use by both parents and disabled people
• Means of escape provisions that do not leave disabled people stranded.