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\nAccess Guidelines  \nDesigning Accessible Environments  \nEdition 4, November 2020  \nIrish Wheelchair Association’s Best Practice Access Guidelines Edition 4.  \nDesigned, produced and published, November 2020 by Irish Wheelchair Association.  \nDisclaimer.  \nImages used in Irish Wheelchair Association’s Best Practice Access Guidelines Edition 4, 2020, have been largely sourced from the internet. The images used are intended to give the sense of a location and not necessarily to replicate the specific design dimensions as referenced in Irish Wheelchair Association Best Practice Access Guidelines Edition 4, 2020.  \nImage credits.  \nFront cover photo and Section 5 image feature Alan Fay and Megan Fitzsimons.  \nPhoto of Wheelchair Accessible Viewing in sports stadium courtesy of Aviva Stadium Dublin..  \nPhoto of Reception Desk courtesy of Axis Office Interiors Fit Out.  \nPhotos of Housing in Section 10 courtesy of IWA Belmullet Co Mayo.  \nIWA acknowledges the input of Declan Clabby and Associates and of Dublin City Council in developing the housing diagrams in Figures 37 and 38.  \nFor further information or enquiries please contact the IWA Access Team  \nTel: 01 818 6400  \n[Email: access@iwa.ie](Email: access@iwa.ie)  \nContents  \nForeword Rosemary Keogh CEO Irish Wheelchair Association .................................................................................................... 15  \nIWA Members Recount Their Personal Experiences...................................................................................................................................... 17  \n 1  Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21  \n1.1 The Use of Irish Wheelchair Association’s Best Practice Access Guidelines ..................................................................24  \n1.2 Consultation for the Development of the Fourth Edition of IWA’s Best Practice Access Guidelines .....25  \n1.3 The Purpose of the IWA Best Practice Access Guidelines................................................................................................................29  \n1.4 Using IWA’s Best Practice Access Guidelines ..............................................................................................................................................31  \n1.5 IWA’s Best Practice Access Guidelines – Making a Difference.....................................................................................................31  \n1.6 Summary .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33  \n 2  Design Base and Rationale ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................35  \n2.1 IWA’s understanding of Design and Disability .........................................................................................................................................37  \n2.2 Universal Design and IWA’s Best Practice Access Guidelines ......................................................................................................38  \n2.3 Building Regulations Part M Access and Use,(2010) and IWA’s Best Practice Access Guidelines,(2020).......39  \n2.4 Consultation.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................41  \n2.5 IWA’s Best Practice Acces","cbCaifX9E4dDE5n0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifX9E4dDE5n0","pdf",7067849,324,"English","# Foreword\n## IWA Members Recount Their Personal Experiences\n# 1 Introduction\n## The Use of Irish Wheelchair Association’s Best Practice Access Guidelines\n## Consultation for the Development of the Fourth Edition of IWA’s Best Practice Access Guidelines\n## The Purpose of the IWA Best Practice Access Guidelines\n## Using IWA’s Best Practice Access Guidelines\n## IWA’s Best Practice Access Guidelines – Making a Difference\n## Summary\n# 2 Design Base and Rationale\n## IWA’s understanding of Design and Disability\n## Universal Design and IWA’s Best Practice Access Guidelines\n## Building Regulations Part M Access and Use (2010) and IWA’s Best Practice Access Guidelines (2020)\n## Consultation\n## IWA’s Best Practice Access Guidelines and Space Requirements\n## Jurisdiction\n# 3 Policy and Legislative Background\n# 4 The External Environment and Building Approach\n## Background\n### Accessible Parking\n### Design Criteria for Accessible Parking\n#### Surface and Markings\n#### Accessible Car Parking Bays\n#### Accessible Multi-Purpose Vehicle Bays\n#### On-Street Parallel Parking","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the IWA Best Practice Access Guidelines (Edition 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