Factors to consider in clauses relating to the built environment (buildings)

CEN Guide 6 - Guidelines for standard developers to address the needs of older persons and persons with disabilities

Table 7 — Factors to consider in clauses relating to the built environment (buildings)

Design of the built environment may need to take into account the additional requirements of assistive technology. For example wider corridors are needed for wheelchairs to pass. Buildings otherwise closed to animals should nevertheless provide access for working dogs. Where design solutions are constrained, providing personal assistance to, for example, visually impaired persons or wheelchair users may facilitate access.

Factors to consider
in clauses relating to the built environment (buildings)

Human abilities

9.2 Sensory

9.3 Physical

9.4 Cognitive

9.5 Allergy

9.2.1
Seeing

9.2.2
Hearing

9.2.3 Touch

9.2.4
Taste/ smell

9.2.5
Balance

9.3.1
Dexterity