How accessible shall the system be?
Tigris® Accessible Solutions are designed to meet the needs of BS8300:2009 and contribute to satisfying the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).
BS8300:2009 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people - code of practice.
This guide provides further assistance in the specification of hardware for those with special needs.
Extracts that are particularly relevant when selecting locking cylinders are:
Accessible thumbturn (see A right): "Wherever possible, door opening furniture with lever action should be used as door furniture with a spherical, circular or similar design is difficult to use by people with, for instance, arthritis or a weak grip."
Large accessible thumbturn facilitates easier operation ensuring:
Accessible key fob (see B right): "Consideration should be given to the provision of a larger keybow on lever and cylinder keys to give users greater control. Alternatively, a hand-grippable keyfob can be added to a standard keybow, to aid manipulation of the key."
Accessible key bow improves handling and provides:
Further information is available from www.bsonline.bsi-global.com (search '8300')
Tigris® Accessible Solutions are designed to meet the needs of BS8300:2009 and contribute to satisfying the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).
BS8300:2009 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people - code of practice.
This guide provides further assistance in the specification of hardware for those with special needs.
Extracts that are particularly relevant when selecting locking cylinders are:
Accessible thumbturn (see A right): "Wherever possible, door opening furniture with lever action should be used as door furniture with a spherical, circular or similar design is difficult to use by people with, for instance, arthritis or a weak grip."
Large accessible thumbturn facilitates easier operation ensuring:
- No need to grip
- No need to rotate the wrist
- Improved leverage and reduces force needed by at least 70%*
Accessible key fob (see B right): "Consideration should be given to the provision of a larger keybow on lever and cylinder keys to give users greater control. Alternatively, a hand-grippable keyfob can be added to a standard keybow, to aid manipulation of the key."
Accessible key bow improves handling and provides:
- Improved leverage and reduces force needed by 60%*
- Increased surface area of 280%
Further information is available from www.bsonline.bsi-global.com (search '8300')
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