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Notes on thresholds, kerbs and the way into a building

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Approaches and streets

Pavements, dropped kerbs, crossings, parking bays, the path to the door, its surface, its slope, its lighting and what winter does to all four.

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A disabled parking bay sign on a post beside a wet kerb at dusk, a building entrance and lit canopy visible in the background, shot from a low angle at the kerb line.
Plate AP-002 A bay sign and a flush kerb mark the start of the route to the door.

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  1. A disabled parking bay sign on a post beside a wet kerb at dusk, a building entrance and lit canopy visible in the background, shot from a low angle at the kerb line.
    AP-002

    What Counts as an Accessible Parking Bay

    An accessible bay has fixed dimensions, a transfer zone and a maximum distance to the door. The figures from Approved Document M, Inclusive Mobility and the Blue Badge scheme.

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    Approaches and streets · 1080 words · 3 sources
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  2. A hospital drop-off bay at dusk, a dropped kerb flush with the road, a wet tarmac surface reflecting a canopy light, a wheelchair-accessible sign on a post, shot from a low angle at the kerb line.
    AP-001

    The Last Thirty Metres to the Scanner

    An imaging appointment starts at the kerb. What a drop-off point needs, how far is too far to push a wheelchair, and what a department should publish.

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    Approaches and streets · 1118 words · 0 sources
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