The guide, entitled Housing for people with sight loss – A Thomas Pocklington Trust design guide, details over a hundred ways that good housing design can improve the lives of people with poor sight. Written in conjunction with Habinteg, it is the first comprehensive guidance to draw on extensive research with visually impaired people.
The guide is aimed at all those involved in providing accommodation services to people experiencing sight loss, including registered social landlords, architects, building technicians, and groups who provide support services to those with visual impairment.
Current Government guidelines for “Lifetime Homes” housing that helps people adapt as they age seek to ease the problems of physical disability, such as the use of wheelchairs, but sensory disabilities are largely left out. The Pocklington Design Guide helps to fill that gap with practical recommendations for designing better homes for coping with sight loss.
To promote the arrival of the guide, we have also published a research findings report which gives a brief overview of the design guide.
The guide is published by IHS BRE Press, Ref: EP84, ISBN 978-1-84806-029-6, Paperback, £40.
It is available from www.ihsbrepress.com or IHS BRE Press, Willoughby Road, Bracknell RG12 8FB.
Tel: 01344 328038
Fax: 01344 328005
Email: brepress@ihs.com
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