Harmonised Guidelines & Space Standards for Barrier-Free Built Environment for persons with Disability & Elderly Persons
(By Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India.)
The Harmonised Guidelines are comprehensive guidelines inclusive of all provisions updated and harmonized to act as an easy reference Practitioner’s Guide for Barrier Free Designs with universal access, responding to the varying needs of the persons with disabilities. Some line drawings/ illustrations from Guidelines and Space Standards for Barrier Free Built Environment for Disabled and Elderly Persons, 1998 are retained in this version.
The Guidelines build over the existing manuals, such as:
- Guidelines and Space Standards for Barrier Free Built Environment for Disabled and Elderly Persons, CPWD, 1998
- Manual on Barrier Free Environment, MSJE, 2002
- Annex D, National Building Code, Bureau of Indian Standards, 2005
These Guidelines explicitly covers universal accessibility standards and responds to the varying needs of all users including those with reduced mobility. The Guidelines are effective tool for the executing agencies, planners, designers, contractors, civic agencies, development authorities and urban local bodies, etc. to pave the way for inclusive and accessible built environment.