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For everyone to be involved in the social life of a community and contribute to the local economy, we need management and building design that provides for the varied user requirements of the public at large. In terms of our human rights, we should be enabled to be as independent as possible, allowing us to participate equally in social and economic activities. Disability covers impaired mobility, sight and hearing as well as learning disabilities and dementia. In addition, there are those who experience issues which may limit mobility such as broken limbs, pushing prams, carrying heavy loads, managing babies and small children and pregnancy. The increase in numbers of older people, most of whom will experience loss of ability of some form, needs to be understood and accommodated. The aim of inclusive design is to produce external spaces, buildings, interiors and products that embrace the widest range of identified user groups.

Tickets:

Ticket price: £30 + Booking Fee (£32.93) or £20 + Booking Fee (£22.15) for RIAS Chartered Practice/ Practice Services members

RIAS Chartered Practices/ Practice Services members will benefit from a £10 discount on the ticket price provided they have a current subscription. Please select this option when buying your ticket if it applies to you.

Programme:

13.15 - 13.45 Registration and tea/coffee

13:45-13:50 Introduction: by Chair: Eugene Mullan from Smith Scott Mullan Associates

3:50-14:05 What is inclusive design and why is it important? - Annie Pollock

• Explanation of the wide range of user design needs
• Human rights and definition of Inclusive design
• Understanding disabilities -complexity and co-morbidity

14:05-14:20 Standards and legislation for inclusive Design

• BS 8300: 2018 (part 1&2) and the Scottish Buildings Standards
• BS 9999: 2017 Means of Escape for People living with a Disability
• Equality Act: requirements and compliance
• Planning and Building Warrant Applications

14.20 - 15.20 Application of the principles of Inclusive design across different building types: access, design and management guidance through case studies

• Housing – Rick McCluggage Smith Scott Mullan Associates
• Public buildings (museums, art galleries, theatres etc) - Emma Berry and Ángel Morales-Aguilar, LDN Architects
• Historic buildings – Joann Russell, Historic Environment Scotland

15:20-15:35 Tea/ coffee break

15:35-16:15 The building experience: design elements requiring consideration to achieve inclusivity

• Designing for disability – Richard and Annie Pollock
• Signage and wayfinding – Lucy Richards

16:15-16:25 Barrier Free – illustrations of good inclusive design

16:25-16:40 The use of lifts to aid inclusive design - Phillip Rooney, Technical Sales Engineer, Stannah

• Building regulations: key guidance for lifts
• Overview of lift standards
• Different types of lifts and typical applications

16:40-16:55 Plenary session – questions with all speakers and closing remarks

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This event is generously sponsored by Stannah.

Stannah Scotland are local lift specialists providing passenger lifts, platform lifts, goods and service lifts, escalators and moving walkways. Whether it’s a new install, refurbishment, replacement or maintenance and repair we give expert advice, pride ourselves on delivering local service, and 'always being true to our word' - so let us help you.

The RIAS is also grateful to Edinburgh City Council and the Edinburgh Access Panel for their support with this event.

(COVER IMAGE: Robin House Children’s Hospice, Balloch, by Hoskins Architects. Photo © Andrew Lee)

EVENT POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Apologies for any inconvenience. Anyone who has already purchased a ticket will be refunded.