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Acknowledgements  \nThe Steering Group Authors would like to thank the many individuals who generously contributed their time, experience and expertise to develop a guide that is representative of the views, needs and wishes of many parts of the UK design, architecture, construction and engineering sector.  \nMotionspot is an award-winning inclusive design specialist for the built environment, providing inclusive design consultancy and innovative accessible products that change lives.  \nHeathrow owns and runs London Heathrow Airport, Britain’s aviation hub.  \nJane Simpson Access (RIBA) are Access consultants that understand the aspiration and legislative imperative of inclusive environments and provide practical design solutions.  \nSpecial thanks to the RIBA Inclusive Design Overlay Steering Group and Authors:  \nJenny McLaughlin, Heathrow  \nAlex Ryan, Royal Institute of British Architects Jane Simpson, Jane Simpson Access  \nAlex Tait, Royal Institute of British Architects Ed Warner, Motionspot  \nPareisse Wilson, Motionspot  \nLead Authors:  \nPareisse Wilson, Inclusive Design Overlay Project Lead Alex Ryan, Royal Institute of British Architects  \nDesign:  \nDarkhorse Design  \nPeer review and feedback was also provided by the RIBA Inclusive Design Overlay Industry Steering Group, including:  \nMachel Bogues, Royal Town Planning Institute  \nAlberto Defuentes, Ferrovial Construction  \nGill Hancock, Association for Project Management  \nJean Hewitt, Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management & Buro Happold  \nSofie Hooper, Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management Andrew Lord, National Register of Access Consultants Rebecca Lovelace, Building People  \nRosa Morgan-Baker, Royal Academy of Engineering  \nJennifer Offord, Royal Town Planning Institute  \nMarsha Ramroop, Unheard Voice Consultancy Ltd  \nProf. Anusha Shah, Institution of Civil Engineers & Arcadis Rachel Smalley, British Standards Institution B/559 Committee Neil Smith, High Speed Two (HS2) Limited & London Legacy Development Corporation Built Environment Access Panel Stefanie Stead, Construction Industry Council  \nTim Walder, British Aviation Group  \nSimone West, Transport for London  \n© Royal Institure of British Architects 2023  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the copyright owner.  \nWhile every effort has been made to check the accuracy and quality of the information given in this publication, neither the RIBA, Motionspot, Heathrow or Jane Simpson Access, nor any individual named in the acknowledgements accept any responsibility for the subsequent use of this information, for any errors or omissions that it may contain, or for any misunderstandings arising from it.  \n Contents  \nForeword 5  \n\n| Introduction | 8 |\n| --- | --- |\n\nProject Roles 14  \n\n| Client | 19 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Project Management Team | 24 |\n| Design Team | 29 |\n| Construction Team | 33 |\n| Asset Management Team | 38 |\n| Enablers | 44 |\n\nReferences, Guidance and Further Reading 50  \nGlossary 52  \nAppendix A: Inclusive Design Overlay to the Plan of Work 57  \n4 Inclusive Design Overlay to the RIBA Plan of Work July 2023  \n Foreword  \nThe RIBA serves our members and society in order to deliver better buildings and places, stronger communities and a sustainable environment. Inclusion is at the heart of this. To develop this further, the RIBA launched our Inclusion Charter, which commits us ‘to embedding inclusive design in all projects, contributing to the development of inclusive environments’.  \nTo help our members achieve this goal we have produced this document, the Inclusive Design Overlay. 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