The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), has recently issued a revised edition of Approved Document M – Access to and use of buildings (2004 Edition).

This edition came into force on 1 May 2004. Copies of the document can be downloaded from the ODPM website, or purchased from The Stationery Office (TSO) (see below).

RNIB Customer Services

Tel: 0845 7023 153 Web: https://shop.rnib.org.uk/

• The Sign Design Guide: guidelines for good practice in sign design
• Building Sight: handbook of building and interior design solutions to include the needs of visually impaired people

British Standards Institution (BSI)

389 Chiswick High Road ™ London W4 4AL
Tel: 020 8996 9001 Web: www.bsi-global.com

• BS 5499 Part 1: Fire safety signs, notices and graphic symbols – Specification for fire safety signs
• BS 5588 Part 8: Means of escape for disabled people
• BS 5588 series gives guidance on means of escape for various types of buildings and circumstances
• BS 5709: Gaps, gates and stiles – specifications
• BS 8300: Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people
• BS 8501: Graphic symbols and signs – public information symbols

The Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (RADAR)

12 City Forum ™ 250 City Road ™ London EC1V 8AF
Tel: 020 7250 3222 Fax: 020 7250 0212
Minicom: 020 7250 4119 E-mail: radar@radar.org.uk
Web: www.radar.org.uk
For the purchase of RADAR keys

Sport England

Tel: 08458 508 508 Fax: 020 7383 5740
Email: info@sportengland.org Web: sportengland.org
Download or purchase

• Access for Disabled People: Design Guidance Note

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

The Homestead ™ 40 Water End ™ York, North Yorkshire ™ YO30 6WP
Tel: 01904 629241 Fax: 01904 620072
Web: www.jrf.org.uk
Further details on the Lifetime Homes standards, and

• Meeting Part M and Designing Lifetime Homes

Women’s Design Service

52/54 Featherstone Street ™ LONDON ™ EC1Y 8RT
Tel: 020 7490 5210 Email: info@wds.org.uk
Web: www.wds.org.uk

• Housing for Independence: disabled women informing inclusive design principles and policy

The Stationery Office (TSO)

Tel: 0870 600 5522 Fax: 0870 600 5533
Email: customer.services@tso.co.uk
Web: www.tso.co.uk

Approved Document M of the Building Regulations

Servicecall

Milford Lane ™ Bakewell ™ Derbyshire ™ DE45 1EX
Tel: 0800 214045 Fax: 01629 581123
Email: info@service-call.net Web: www.service-call.net

VisitBritain

Thames Tower ™ Black’s Road ™ Hammersmith ™ London W6 9EL
Tel: 020 8846 9000 Fax: 020 8563 0302
Web: www.visitbritain.org

Fieldfare Trust

67a The Wicker ™ Sheffield ™ South Yorkshire ™ S3 8HT 7
Tel: 01334 657708 Fax: 0114 276 7900
Minicom: 0114 275 5380 Email: info@fieldfare.org.uk
Web: www.fieldfare.org.uk

BT Countryside for All Good Practice guide: A Good Practice Guide to
Countryside Access for Disabled People, 2003 CD Edition

Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE)

70 South Lambeth Road ™ London ™ SW8 1RL
Tel: 020 7840 0125 Textphone: 020 7840 0125
Fax: 020 7840 5811 Email: info@cae.org.uk
Web: www.cae.org.uk
Provides an access consultancy and training courses, and Designing for accessibility: An essential guide for public buildings 

Disability Unit

Department for Work and Pensions ™ Level 6 ™ Adelphi ™ 1-11 John Adam Street ™ London ™ WC2N 6HT
Email: enquiry-disability@dwp.gsi.gov.uk
Web: www.disability.gov.uk

Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB)

105 Judd Street ™ London ™ WC1H 9NE
Tel: 0845 766 9999 Fax: 020 7388 2034
Email: helpline@rnib.org.uk Web: www.rnib.org.uk

Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID)

19-23 Featherstone Street ™ London ™ EC1Y 8SL
Tel: 0808 808 0123 Textphone: 0808 808 9000
Fax: 020 7296 8199 E-mail: informationline@rnid.org.uk
Web: www.rnid.org.uk

The Sign Design Society

66 Derwent Road ™ Kinsbourne Green ™ Harpenden ™ Hertfordshire ™ AL5 3NX
Tel/fax: 01582 713556 Email: enquiries@signdesignsociety.co.uk
Web: www.signdesignsociety.co.uk