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Annotated bibliography on building for disabled persons
Henning, D. N.
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON
BUILDING FOR DISABLED PERSONS
Revised by D.N. Henning
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Over the past few years there has been a growFng realization of the problems faced by disabled per sons in trying to cope with an environment designed for the able-bodied. This bibliography pro-
vides a l i s t of references for those interested in solving these problems. The l i s t i s short, containing only major reference books and a few
references that discuss narrower a r e a s of concern such a s f i r e safety and recreation. A list of several easily obtainable bibliographies i s included for those who want a more extensive publication
list.
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MAJOR REFERENCES
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1. BUILDING STANDARDS FOR THE HANDICAPPED. 1970 SUPPLEMENT#5 to the NATIONAL BUILDING CODE O F CANADA, Associate Com- m i t t e e on the National Building Code, National R e s e a r c h Council of Canada, N. R. C. No. 11430, 24 pages.
This document, with i t s new section on housing, provides a s e t of minimum standards f o r making buildings a c c e s s i b l e to disabled people. I t is published in a f o r m which allows e a s y h o r p o r a t i o n into municipal bylaws, making the p r o - visions mandatory. It is available in F r e n c h o r English a t
a c o s t of 25 cents f r o m the Secretary, Associate Committee on the National Building Code, National R e s e a r c h Council of Canada, Ottawa.
2. Goldsmith, S. DESIGNING FOR THE DISABLED. Mc Graw-Hill, Second edition 1967, 207 pages.
This is the m o s t comprehensive design guide f o r the disabled that is c u r r e n t l y available. Reference data, design philosophy and c r i t e r i a , recommendations f o r public and domes tic build
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ings, a glossary, and a bibliography a r e included. The book i s well organized, contains many d i a g r a m s and would be a valuable r e f e r e n c e book f o r architects.OTHER PUBLICATIONS
3. Baker, M. STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO ELIMLNATE ARCHI- TECTURAL BARRIERS TO THE HANDICAPPED. Washington National League of Cities, Department of Urban Studies, 1967,
162 pages.
This r e p o r t d e s c r i b e s the kinds of governmental action taken '
in the campaign against a r c h i t e c t u r a l b a r r i e r s .
4 - Caravaty, R. D., Haviland, D. S. L I F E SAFETY FROM
FIRE:
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GUIDE FOR HOUSING THE ELDERLY. U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, F e d e r a l Housing Administration, Washington, D. C. 1968, 90 pages.
P r e p a r e d by the Center f o r Architectural Research, Rens
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s e l a e r Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York f o r the Archi- t e c t u r a l Standards Division, F. H. A. This r e p o r t is one of*
can b e obtained f r o m the Division of Building Research, National Re-the few publications on life safety f r o m f i r e and d e s c r i b e s v a r i o u s a s p e c t s including f i r e protection, detection, a l a r m s , escape and refuge, confinement, contr 01 and extinguishment. Copies can b e o r d e r e d f r o m the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 20402. P r i c e $1.00.
5. HOUSING THE ELDERLY: DESIGN O F THE UNIT. Central Mortgage
and Housing Corporation. Ottawa
This booklet d i s c u s s e s the v a r i o u s r o o m types and building components with r e f e r e n c e to the p a r t i c u l a r problems of e l d e r l y people. I t is available in English and French, f r e e of charge, f r o m the Corporation.
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6 , Heming, D. N. CONSIDERATION O F THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED. National R e s e a r c h Council of Canada, Division of Building Research,Ottawa. Canadian Building Digest #135, M a r c h 1971, 4 pages.
A brief description is given of the problems of disabled people and the kinds of a r c h i t e c t u r a l solutions that can help to alleviate t h e i r problems. CBD1s c a n be obtained f r e e of c h a r g e f r o m the Publications Section, Division of Building Research, National R e s e a r c h Council of Canada, Ottawa, K1A OR6.
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7. He-ing, D.N. A CHECKLIST
FOR BUILDING USE BY THE HANDI- CAPPED. National R e s e a r c h Council of Canada, Division of Build- ing R e s e a r c h . August 1969, N. R. C. 10431, 34 pages, 25 cents.This check l i s t available in F r e n c h and English, was p r e p a r e d i n conjunction with the Standing Committee on Building Standards f o r the Handicapped of the Associate Comrnittee on the National
Building Code. It contains l i s t s relating to functional a r e a s of buildings, such a s entrance or parking a r e a s , and equipment,
such a s telephones. Recommendations a r e a l s o included f o r specific building types.
8. PLANNING FOR DISABLED P E O P L E IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT. Planning R e s e a r c h Unit, University of Edinburgh. C e n t r a l Council f o r the Disabled, London, 19 69, 64 pages.
"This study is concerned with the implications of town c e n t r e
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can b e obtained f r o m the Division of Building Research, National R e -design f o r the physically disabled.
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C a s e studies, v i s i t s to selected centres, recommendations and a check list a r e discussed.9. Salmon, F. C., Salmon, C. F. THE BLIND
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SPACE NEEDS FOR REHABILITATION, Oklahoma State University, 1964,
82 pages.
This publication, based on a study of fourteen centres, i s a design guide f o r building facilities to be used in rehabil- itating the blind.
10. Salmon, F. C., Salmon, C. F. REHABILITATION' CENTER
PLANNING, Pennsylvania State University P r e s s , 1959, 164 pages.
This guide d e s c r i b e s m a j o r activity a r e a s , rehabilitation p r ogramrning, planning principles and envir onrnental con-
siderations.
11. Salmon, F. C., Salmon, C. F. SHELTERED WORKSHOPS, Oklahoma State University, 19 66, 134 pages.
The r o l e of sheltered workshops is d e s c r i b e d and prograrn- ming and planning information presented.
12. Southworth, M. THE SONIC ENVIRONMENT O F CITIES In Environ- m e n t and Behavior, Vol. 1, No. 1, P a g e s 49-70, June 1969, Sage Publications, Beverly Hills, California.
This a r t i c l e s is mainly concerned with the extent to which sounds identify places in the city, pleasingness of sounds, and the relations between visual and auditory perception of the city. A discussion of blind and deaf people's a w a r e n e s s of the environment is included.
13. OUTDOOR RECREATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED - A HANDBOOK O F DESIGN STANDARDS. State of New York, Department of Conservation, State of Council P a r k s and outdoor Recreation. 1967, 16 pages.
This publication d e s c r i b e s recommendations which offer p e r sons with physical limitations the s a m e opportunities
as others t o use public p a r k facilities. The publication is now out of p r i n t but can be borrowed f r o m the library, Division of Building Research, National R e s e a r c h Council, Ottawa KIA OR6 Canada.
14. EEEyBLENCE O F SELECTED IMPAIRMENTS. U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. National Center f o r Health Statistics, S e r i e s 10, #48, November 19 68, Public Health Service Publication No. 1000.
This publication contains statis tics on the prevalence of impairments involving vision, hearirig, speech, paralysis, absence of extremities, and other orthopedic defects by type, s i t e and etiology. Distributed by age, sex, colour, geographic region, family income and associated chronic activity limitation; based on data collection i n household interviews during the period July 19 63
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June 19 65."
15. TRAVEL BARRIERS, U. S. Department of Transportation. 197 0,46 pages.
This r e p o r t summarizes the findings of a r e s e a r c h study which involved "an initial review of the m o s t relevant l i t e r a t u r e in the fields of rehabilitation and transportation, a survey of transportation needs, detailed problems and suggestions of 211 chronically handicapped people s t a t i s - tically selected,and an analysis of alternative solutions by a team of social scientists, systems analysts and designers.
16. Wheeler, V. H.
PLANNING
KITCHENS FOR HANDICAPPED HOMEMAKERS. Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabili- tation, New York University Medical Centre, s ehabilitation monographXXVH,
82 pages $2.00.This publication includes discussions on ideal a r r a n g e - ments for wheelchair a s well a s the ambulatory disabled homemaker. P r a c t i c a l compromises, and a list of appli- ances is a l s o included.
17. Wright, B. Ac PHYSICAL DISABILITY
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A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH Harper Brothers, 19 60, 408 pages.This book i s concerned with the way in which the person with a disability copes with its social and personal con- notations. Topic s such a s s tatus position, s elf -concept, social problems and rehabilitation a r e discussed.
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
1 8. AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON BARRIER-FREE ARCHITECTURE. American Institute of Architects Journal, M a r c h 19 69, Vol. I.,
No. 3, page 49, 50, 82, 84. 72 entries.
19. HOUSING FOR THE AGED
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BIBLIOGRAPHY. C e n t r a l Mortgage and Housing Corporation. July 1968, 2 16 entries. ( c u r r e n t l y being revised).20. DESIGN NEEDS O F THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED. American Institute of Architects Journal. May 1970, Vol. 53, No. 5, page 96. 20 entries.
2 1. Gelwicks, L, E. DESIGN FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED MOBILITY. A m e r i c a n Institute of Architects Journal, November 19 64,
Volume XLII, No. 5, pages 70-72, 104, 115 entries.
22. Klement, S. ELLMINATION O F ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS TO THE DISABLED 19 69, Canadian Rehabilitation Council f o r the Disabled, 303 -65 Bloor S t r e e t East, Toronto 285, Canada. 83 e n t r i e s ; f r e e of charge.
23. A BRIEF CHECKLIST O F RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDI- CAPPED. The National E a s t e r S e a l Society f o r Crippled
Children and Adults. August 19 68, 66 entries.
Available f r o m the National E a s t e r Seal Society f o r Crippled
Children and Adults, 2023 West Ogden Avenue, 1 Chicago Ill., 60612.
24. SOURCES O F INFORMATION ON CURRENT RESEARCH. The National E a s t e r S e a l Society f o r Crippled Children and Adults, compiled
in 1962 by the Library, 2023 West Ogden Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60612, U. S. A.
25. TRANSPORTATION FOR THE HANDICAPPED. U. S. Department of Transport, L i b r a r y S e r v i c e s Division, Washington, D. C., 20590. Selected References, Bibliographic L i s t # 1, Nov. 1969, 195 entries.
UNDER PREPARATION
2 6. FILMS ON REHABILITATION. Canadian Rehabilitation Council f or t h e Disabled.
This publication will contain a listing and description of filnzs on the rehabilitation of the disabled. These f i l m s can be obtained f r o m Canadian s o u r c e s at the r e n t a l f e e indicated. Copies of the f i l m
catalogue will be available f r o m the Canadian Rehabilitation Council f o r the Disabled, 303
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165 Bloor S t r e e t East, Toronto 285. F r e e of charge.27. HOUSING THE DISABLED
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DESIGN O F THE UNIT C e n t r a l Mortgage and Housing CorporationThis bilingual publication by C. M. H. C. will b e available f r e e of charge. The work is based on iiiterviews with disabled p e r s o n s and information f r o m published a r t i c l e s . This publication
provides information m o r e detailed than supplement #5 on hous
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ing f o r disabled people. ( s e e ref. 1, this bibliography)NON ARCHITECTURAL AIDS
28. Lowman, E.
W.,
Klinger, J. L. AIDS TO INDEPENDENT LIVING McGraw-Hill 1969, 796 pages.This r e f e r e n c e publication contains descriptions of many devices that can b e used to help disabled persons. The activities discussed include basic t a s k s of daily living, ambulation, communication, r e c r e a t i o n and transportation. Each section i s followed by a bibliography. A g e n e r a l bibliography, list of periodicals and l i s t of s o u r c e s f o r the devices shown i s a l s o included.
