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October 2009 Newsletter

Achieving Full Participation through Universal Design »

In 2007, the Council of Europe adopted Resolution ResAP (2007) (3) on achieving full participation through Universal Design. Earlier this month, the Council of Europe published “Achieving Participation...

NDA and IOSH Safe Egress for All Conference »

The National Disability Authority and IOSH recently held a conference entitled Safe Egress for All. Some of the main findings emerging from the conference included the importance of: Updating and improving...

Good Practice Guidelines on Access of Streetscapes »

The Local Government Management Services Board (LGMSB) guidelines entitled “Good Practice Guidelines on Access of Streetscapes” were launched back in March 2009. They seek to compliment Chapter...

Building Control Regulations 2009 »

Background   The Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.1. No 351 of 2009) came into effect on the 1st of October 2009. (Please note the introduction of Disability Access Certificates will...