Designing for the Disabled: The New Paradigm (Hardback)

'This New Paradigm is an intelligent, clear-sighted view of how we should approach access in our environment effectively rather than emotionally. It should be welcomed by architects.' RIBA Journal'The book is of great interest. Goldsmith's importance is undisputed in achieving recognition of the design requirements of the widest possible spectrum of human characteristics.'The Architect's Journal'Everyone concerned with the built environment should read this book.'The Architectural Review'Can any of us afford not to have Selwyn Goldsmith's New Paradigm on the shelf above our desk?'Newsletter of the Access Officer's Association'Goldsmith believes that in any new legislation the rule should not just be access for the disabled, but access for everyone. He is a master of selfless common sense.'The London Magazine'Architects should certainly read this book. They may as result come to adopt a richer and much more rewarding design approach.'World Architecture'An important new book.'Building Engineer'This is a fascinating book, not only for those who have a professional interest in building and design but also for anyone who has ever struggled with small children/buggies/shopping in public toilets or manoeuvred a wheelchair around the town.''The importance of this book reaches beyond what appears to be its immediate concerns, for in effect it denies the present but already fading trend towards factional politics. It argues for a rational approach to the question of how we should design for disabled citizens by asking the more crucial question, "who are disabled in trying to gain access to buildings?" It points out wisely that, physically disabled or not, we are all citizens. Being one people, we cannot afford to be in conflict with one another in destructive factional ways.'ACCESS BY DESIGN