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      • Building for Everyone: A Universal Design Approach
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      • Universal Design Walkability Audit Tool
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    • Public Consultation: Draft Universal Design Guidelines for Changing Places Toilets
    • Universal Design Guidelines for Changing Places Toilets
      • Universal Design Guidelines for Changing Places Toilets - Browsable
        • Foreword
        • 1. Acknowledgements
        • 2. Statement on Language
        • 3. Introduction and Context
          • 3.1 Objectives
          • 3.2 What is a Changing Places Toilet?
          • 3.3 Who uses Changing Places Toilets?
          • 3.4 Estimated Number of Users of Changing Places Toilets
          • 3.5 Benefits from Providing Changing Places Toilets
          • 3.6 The difference between Changing Places Toilets and wheelchair accessible unisex WCs
          • 3.7 National Building Regulations Requirements
          • 3.8 Universal Design
            • What is Universal Design?
            • User Involvement in the Design Process
          • 3.9 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
            • UNCRPD and Universal Design
            • UNCRPD and the Participation of Disabled People in Decision Making
        • 4 Key Considerations Overview
          • 4.1 Provision
          • 4.2 Location
          • 4.3 Design and Installation
          • 4.4 Management and Maintenance
        • 5. Provision
          • 5.1 Changing Places Toilets - Extending the Range of Users
          • 5.2 Minimum Requirements for the provision of a Changing Places Toilet
            • Technical Guidance Document M 2022
            • Minimum Requirements for Mixed-Use Buildings
            • Minimum Requirements for Outdoor Amenities used for Assembly and Recreation
          • 5.3 Taking a Universal Design Approach - Going Beyond Minimum Requirements
          • 5.4 Improving the Access and Use of Existing Buildings
            • Section 25 of the Disability Act 2005
          • 5.5 Planning and Building Control
        • 6 Location
          • 6.1 Consider Location at Early Design Stages
          • 6.2 Maximising Access and Use
          • 6.3 Accessibility and Security
          • 6.4 Location in Existing Buildings
          • 6.5 Signage and Wayfinding
        • 7 Design and Installation
          • 7.1 Approach
          • 7.2 Size and Space
          • 7.3 Doors to Changing Places Toilets
          • 7.4 WC Pan
          • 7.5 Changing Bench
            • Wall-mounted Changing Bench
            • Freestanding Changing Bench
          • 7.6 Washbasin
          • 7.7 Mirrors
          • 7.8 Soap Dispenser
          • 7.9 Hand Drying
          • 7.10 Wide Paper Roll Dispenser
          • 7.11 Hoist System
          • 7.12 Privacy Screen
            • Wall-mounted Privacy Screen
            • Freestanding Privacy Screen
          • 7.13 Waste Disposal Bins
          • 7.14 Ventilation
          • 7.15 Sanitary Towel Dispenser
          • 7.16 Emergency Assistance Alarm System
          • 7.17 Lighting
          • 7.18 Heating
          • 7.19 Shower
          • 7.20 Accessories
          • 7.21 Signage
          • 7.22 Flooring and Surface Finishes
        • 8 Management and Maintenance
          • 8.1 Pre-Visit Information
            • Registration of Changing Places Toilets
            • 8.1.2 Checklist of Pre-visit Information
          • 8.2 Information During Visit
          • 8.3 Managing Accessibility and Security
          • 8.4 Staff Training
          • 8.5 Routine Monitoring and Maintenance
            • Maintaining Equipment
            • Cleaning
            • 8.5.3 Routine Maintenance and Checks
          • 8.6 Health and Safety
            • Evacuation Planning
            • Risk Assessments
    • Built Environment CPD
      • Universal Design in the Built Environment Webinar Series
        • Building for Everyone: An Introduction to Universal Design
        • Beyond Part M: Universal Design and Accessibility Legislation
        • Inclusive Steps: Universal Design for Stairs
        • Welcoming All: Universal Design for Doorways
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        • Launch Event: Universal Design Guidelines for Changing Places Toilets
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        • eLearning Module - Buildings for Everyone: Central Bank of Ireland
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      • Web Accessibility Techniques
        • Design accessible digital content - introduction and index
          • Provide a consistent and flexible design
            • Aim for maximum Consistency
            • Design adaptive or responsive layouts
          • Design accessible navigation
            • Provide additional navigational aids
            • Allow users to skip blocks of information easily
            • Maintain a logical tab and reading order and provide a clear focus indicator
            • Use simple mobile gestures for interaction
            • Provide effective navigation based on recognised conventions
          • Use accessible design to communicate information
            • Design to help users scan for key information
            • Enhance clarity with good design
            • Design and implement accessible tables and graphs
          • Ensure images, video and audio are accessible to everyone
            • Provide alternatives for images, video and audio content
            • Take extreme care when designing for video, audio and animation
          • Design accessible interactions and feedback
            • Provide meaningful links
            • Design simple forms with sensible grouping and clearly labelled elements
            • Provide instructions and help users recover from errors
          • Always test your designs with users who have access needs
        • Content Provider's Introduction and Index
          • Write accessible text
            • Structure your content to help users scan for key information
            • Use clear and simple language
            • Provide alternatives for images, video and audio content
            • Aim for maximum consistency
            • Style to maximise readability
            • Keep tables and data representation simple
            • Provide meaningful links
            • Provide simple form instructions and feedback
          • Create accessible web pages
          • Create accessible MS Word documents
            • Use styles
            • Specify headings
            • Specify table headers and titles
            • Name and title files in a helpful way
            • Provide Alt text for each image
            • Specify the language of the content
            • Check your work is accessible
          • Create accessible MS PowerPoint documents
            • Use slide masters in Powerpoint
            • Use the main title box as a heading
            • Specify table headers and titles
            • Name and title files in a helpful way
            • Give each slide a title
            • Provide Alt text for each image
            • Specify the language of the content
            • Check your work is accessible
          • Create Accessible PDF's
          • Always test your content with users who have access needs
        • Developer's Introduction and Index
          • Provide an accessible page structure and layout
            • Use headings to convey the structure of your content
            • Ensure text is displayed correctly
            • Code lists of items semantically, using native HTML list elements
            • Provide meaningful links
            • Do not misuse semantic markup
            • Maintain a logical tab and reading order and provide a clear focus indicator
            • Provide adaptive or responsive layouts
            • Provide an accurate and informative page title
            • Specify the default language of the page and any language changes
            • Provide native HTML 5 for elements and ARIA for landmarks
            • Use clear and simple language
          • Design accessible navigation
            • Provide effective navigation based on recognised conventions
            • Provide additional navigational aids
            • Allow users to skip blocks of information easily
            • Use simple mobile gestures for interaction
          • Ensure images, video and audio are accessible to everyone
            • Provide alternatives for images, video and audio content
            • Take extreme care when designing for video, audio and animation
          • Keep tables and data representation simple
          • Provide accessible forms
            • Provide simple forms with sensible grouping and clearly labelled elements
            • Provide instructions and help users recover from errors
          • Ensure Custom Widgets are accessible
            • Make carousels accessible
            • Create accessible accordions
            • Create accessible modal dialogues
            • Make sure login and authentication processes are accessible
            • Ensure embedded social media code is accessible
          • Code according to best practices
            • Use structural and semantic markup properly and validate code
            • Aim for maximum consistency
            • Convey information so everyone can understand it
            • Use JavaScript to support accessibility
            • Prioritise information, maximise readability and scanning
          • Use ARIA appropriately
            • Assign roles using ARIA
            • Use ARIA to announce updates and messaging
          • Always test your site with users who have access needs
      • Guidance and Resources
        • Courses
        • NDA ICS Web Accessibility Directive Training Series
      • Guidance and Resources
      • Universal Design for ICT
      • Writing an Accessibility Statement
      • Simplified Review 2024
      • List of Acronyms
      • Executive Summary
      • Introduction
      • In Depth Reviews
        • Websites
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      • Simplified Reviews
      • Conclusion
      • Guidance on the public procurement of accessible websites and mobile apps
    • ICT Research and Guidelines (Archived content)
      • Research: Measures to Improve Accessibility of Public Websites
      • Research: Technology for Older People
      • Archive: Irish National IT Accessibility Guidelines
    • Customer Communications Toolkit for Services to the Public - A Universal Design Approach
      • Customer Communications Toolkit – A Universal Design Approach (Browsable)
        • Foreword
        • Introduction
        • Glossary of Terms
        • Written Communication
          • Written Text Guidance
          • Document Design
          • Printing
          • Form Design
          • Signage Design
        • Spoken and Signed
          • Spoken and Signed Guidance
          • Face-to-Face Communication
          • Communicating with persons who are d/Deaf or those who are hard of hearing
          • Dealing with Difficult Situations
        • Digital
          • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1
          • Writing for the Web
          • Content Quality
          • Links and Microcontent
          • Titles and Descriptions
          • Designing and Developing Usable Websites
          • Online Forms
          • Error messages
          • Password and Login Details
          • Time-out Messages
          • CAPTCHAs
          • Search
          • Multimedia, Images and Colour
          • Accessibility based on WCAG 2.1
          • Mobile Web Content and Apps
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          • Telephone Based Systems
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          • Social Media Guidance
        • Communication Design Question Sets
    • European Accessibility Act
      • Functional Performance Criteria
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        • Schedule 1: Accessibility requirements for products and services
      • Why should accessibility matter to you?
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