- Author
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Adler, S. C.
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Pierman, B. C.
- Title
- Buildings Accessibility for the Disabled: A Review of Research Needs.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 81-2245
March 1981
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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handicapped persons; buildings; availability; fire safety; architecture; barriers; legislation; research projects; requirements
- Identifiers
- architectural barriers
- Abstract
- The report traces the evaluation of public policy on accessible environments; discusses the need for development of a research basis for the design of accessible buildings including accessibility standards for both new and existing buildings, summarizes the results and research recommendations of both the Conference on Fire Safety for the Handicapped held at NBS on November 26-29, 1979 and the joint ATBCB/NBS Conference on Accessibility Guidelines held in Bethesda, Maryland on October 31 - November 1, 1979, and presents an overview of current NBS accessibility research plans.