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with clients. By attending this series, you will increase your understanding of user needs and the implications of a non-inclusive environment. The Access Consultancy series will h elp you develop your knowledge of legislation and regulations covering inclusive design and gain a wider awareness of available best practice documents. This series is delivered over six modules, with intervening gaps, allowing you time to reflect, revise and review. You can attend all six modules in the series, or the relevant modules only, if you need to refresh your understanding on various topics. Module 1: Inclusive design: what, why, who, when and how?This module will outline inclusive design, looking at all the initial questions of: What - what is inclusive design? This will take a brief look at a couple of definitions and what they mean. We will also define the medical and social models of disability Why - why should we ensure inclusive design is incorporated? We will look at an overview of the societal and individual benefits on inclusive design, the business case, the legal aspects and the implications of an aging population Who - identifying the nine protected characteristics defined under the Equality Act 2010 and looking broadly at the range of people who benefit from an inclusive environment When - when should we be thinking about inclusive design? How - how can we ensure that we create an inclusive environment? Module 2: Legislation, regulations and best practiceThis module will provide a closer look at the Equality Act 2010, focusing on key areas such as providing services, the responsibility of employers to their employees and the requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED). We will look at the protected characteristic groups and give examples of how they may be affected by the designs we create or the construction process. Examples in case law will be used to better understand the interpretation of the requirements. This module will highlight relevant regulations and best practice documents to understand the role they play in meeting the legislative requirements. Module 3: Access auditing and access appraisalsAccess auditing is an essential skill when looking at existing buildings. It observes the existing situation and makes recommendations for improvements, based upon best practice. This may be required to enable clients to understand the priorities and complete a programme of improvement works or ensure that the information is readily available during any future refurbishment. The skill may also be a useful tool when refurbishing part or all of an existing building to ensure a client understands any access limitations posed by the existing structure or environment. An access appraisal is required during the design process to review the proposed designs. This module will look at the process of appraising and suggest potential report layouts. Whilst these subjects are better served when carried out as a workshop, this module will address the principles, tools and report presentation of auditing existing buildings and appraising plans for proposed buildings or external environments. Module 4: Inclusive design in the design processThis module will follow the stages of design, construction and post construction to examine where inclusive design techniques and expertise can enhance the design and end-user experience to create a design that is welcoming to everyone. There will be many photos during this session and real life examples and experiences to provide evidence of the impact that either including or not including consideration for inclusive design can impact upon the projects. We will look at examples of successful and innovative solutions along with examples where inclusive design has not been implemented correctly. Module 5: Sanitary facilities: a guide to getting it rightSanitary facilities are essential and should be usable by all. These are key elements to providing suitable facilities, the diversity of users, protected characteristics, the funcion of the premises, locations and type of facilities. Futhermore, the devil is in the detail. Who needs which facilites and where? This module will outline regulation and best practice for facilities including Changing Policy. Module 6: Accessible housingThere is still a consierable amount of confusion around the planning obligations and the technical requirements for accessible housing in England. A single space standard was drawn up, the Nationally Described Space Standard (NDSS), in tandem three levels of accessibility were defined in Approved Document M volume 1. However, M4(2) and M4(3) can only be applied via the planning process to developments to whitch Part M of the Building Regulations apply. Furthermore, the terminology within ADM is not very helpful. What does this mean for obtaining planning permission? This module will outline the legal requirements of ADM and those aspects which are often misinterpreted. Simone West, Inclusive Design Advisor for TfL Simone has been a Chartered Building Surveyor for 25 years, specialising in inclusive design for 17 years. She has had the opportunity to work on some exciting projects, developing a greater understanding and knowledge of what inclusive design means. Perhaps the most notable of these was the London 2012 Games. She has combined this with completing her Msc on Inclusive Design, at the University of Reading, talking at International conferences and providing lectures and training events. Simone sits on the board of the National Register of Access Consultants (NRAC) and is part of the Government initiative to develop inclusive design in the education of property professionals. Simone represents the RICS on inclusive design matters and is Chair of the Inclusive Design Working Group. Simone is a member of the British Standards drafting panel developing a new external standard for BS8300. Jane Simpson, Jane Simpson Access Ltd Jane is Director of Jane Simpson Access Ltd and a RIBA Chartered Architect and consultant member of the National Register of Access Consultants (NRAC). Throughout her career Jane has developed a broad range of expertise, working for local authorities, private practice and planning department, with over two decades of experience in inclusion; providing advice on a broad range of issues, often clarifying complex aspects of the Equality Act 2010, the Special Education Needs and Disability Act 2001 and other statutory and legislative information. She sits on the Civic Trust Selwyn Goldsmith Awards Panel, is the RIBA’s Specialist Practice Advisor on inclusion, representing them on Design Council, Regulations & Standards, CPD, Architects for Change, UIA Architecture for All Western Europe and BSI committees, including involvement in the recent BS8300 revision. Enrol to buy the entire series to get all six modules for the price of five. (INSERT LINK) Or enrol in selected session(s) if you would like to purchase one or more of the individual modules. (INSERT LINK) This series was recorded in November 2019 and the modules are available for on demand viewing. Please note that each on demand video will expire 3 hours after viewing commences and that there are no live interactions as part of this series. Please view the Terms and Conditions for more information. For more information on this course, or if there are no places available, please email us, or call +44(0)207 307 3848 to talk to a member of the team.Core Curriculum Inclusive environments: 3hrs Places, planning and communities: 1.5hrs Design, construction and technology: 1.5hrs Duration:Location: Show more