GENERAL SITUATION
Lobbies, by their nature, can often be a particular problem to disabled people and especially those in wheelchairs because of their restricted size and/or the intrusion, into such spaces, of doors, etc.
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
- Ideally, all lobby doors should open in the same direction. But where this is not feasible, the doors should be offset with a 300mm clear space on the leading door edge.
- Lobbies should be sized so as to allow wheelchair users to move clear of the first door before negotiating the second. Single door lobbies, depending on their design, have a minimum length of 1570mm plus the width, or twice the width, of the door. They should have a width of 300mm more than the width of the door, or 1200mm, whichever is the greater.
- Whatever the arrangement of the doors, the critical dimension is that from the edge of one fully open door to a parallel point in line with the leading edge of the other door.
- Where doors to a lobby do not have vision panels, the length of the lobby should be such as to allow a wheelchair plus an attendant to be clear of opening doors at either end of the lobby.
- Special attention should be paid to the ability of anyone in difficulty to make others aware.
CHECKLIST
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Is the space inside the lobby adequate to assist manoeuvrability
in opening and closing doors? ( )
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Do the doors meet the criteria (see factsheet 'DOORS'), as regards width, viewing, glass, handles, closers, weight and tactiles? ( )
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Could someone in difficulty become trapped in the lobby? ( )
DIAL Disclaimer
Whilst all the information given in this fact sheet was correct at the time of going to press,
DIAL Doncaster cannot be held responsible for any subsequent changes.
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