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COMPILATION OF INTERNATIONAL NORMS
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| Country | Type of Information | |
| South Africa | CIB Expert Seminar Paper | |
| Zambia | CIB Expert Seminar Paper | |
| Philippines | Accessibility Standards | |
| Singapore | Accessibility Standards | |
| Russia | Standards available in Russian (purchase by mail order) |
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| Sao Paulo, Brazil | Legislation supporting accessibility (no standards) |
The majority of information exchanges and resources that we have encountered are based on the experience of the industrialized countries. As member States adopt initiatives to implement the UN's priority issue of accessibility, as set forth in the Standard Rules among other documents, there is an evident need to expand traditional definitions of accessibility solutions and develop effective and realistic accessibility policy options for developing countries. Based on our research, we believe that a virtual venue must be established to facilitate the exchange information among policy makers, the disabled community and the building industry on accessibility issues to explore the particular requirements of creating barrier free environments in all nations.
| Organization / Countries Website, Email |
Standard Type / Accessibility Information |
Comments |
| SNIP / Russia http://www.snip.com/access/index.html |
Accessibility / National standards for accessible design |
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| Columbian Institute For Standardization and Certificate / Columbia http://www.icontec.org.co/preing.html |
Standards institute / not known |
Recognized as National Standardization body or Columbia |
| Pan-American commission for Technical Standards | ||
| International Standards Organization | ||
| Andean System for Standardization | ||
| Columbian Technical Standards | ||
| Disabled Persons International http://www.dpi.org/links.html |
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| International Conference of Building Officials http://www.codes.org |
Standards institute / not known |
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| Council of American Building Officials / USA http://www.cabo.org |
Institute / not known |
umbrella organization for BOCA, ICBO and SBCCI |
| Building Officials and Code Administrators International / USA http://www.bocai.org |
Institute / not known |
US organization dedicated to the development of model building codes (NBC) for central and northeatern US |
| Construction Law Forum http://www.constrlaw.com |
info on legal issues relating to design and construction | |
| International code Council / USA http://www.intlcode.org |
Institute not known |
non-profit organization dedicated to develop single set of intl codes in US |
| Southern Building code Congress Intl / USA http://www.sbcci.org |
Institute not known |
developers of Standard Building Code used throughout the southeast of US. |
| DPA Singapore / Singapore http://www.dpa.org.sg/DPA/access/95prefac.htm |
Accessibility / Code on Barrier-free accessibility in bldg 1995 |
currently undergoing revisions - contact Prof. Harrison |
| National Council for Welfare of Disabled Persons / Philippines http://www.skyjet.net/users/ncwdp/publications email: ncwdp@skyinet.net |
Accessibility / Magna Carta for Disabled Persons (Rep. Act #7277) |
received publications on accessibility law |
| Associacao Brasileira de Normas Tecnicas / Brazil http://ww.abnt.org.br/index2.htm |
Standards institute National standards |
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| Acesso e eliminacao de barreiras arquitetonicas / Brazil http://www.mbonline.com.br/cedipod/w61elimsp.htm |
Accessibility Municipal legislation - Sao Paulo |
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| Comite MERCOSUL de Normalizacao / South America http://www.abnt.org.br/mercosul.htm |
Standards institute not known |
look into comite setorial mercosul de acessibilidade |
| Uniform Accessibility Standards | ||
| American National Standards Institute / USA | Standards institute | |
| Center for Universal Design http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cu/pubs/housedef.html |
Standards institute / Universal Design |
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| National council for Welfare of Disabled Persons /
Philippines http://www.skyjet.net/users/ncwdp/publications email: ncwdp@skyinet.net |
Accessibility / Accessibility Law (Batasan Pambansa Bilang 344) |
includes orig and amended implementing rules and regulations |
| disability policy / Agenda for Action for Asian and Pac. Dcd of DP 93-02 |
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| disability policy / Philippine Handbook on Community-based Rehabilitation |
1st CBR hdbk developed by NCWDP. | |
| product catalog / Catalog of Assistive Devices for Persons w/ orthopedic disabilities |
listing of locally avail assistive devices | |
| Handbook / Handbook on paper-based technology |
assistive devices made out of paper products | |
| disability policy / Proclamation No. 125 |
Presidential proclamation on nationwide observance of Decade of Disabled Persons | |
| CIB / South Africa http://www.independentliving.org/CIB/CIBHarare5.html |
Accessibility / Report on CIP Seminar: Accessibility -South Africa |
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| CIB / Zambia http://www.independentliving.org/CIB/CIBHarare4.html |
Accessibility / Report on CIP Seminar: Accessibility -Zambia |
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| Disabled People's Association Singapore http://www.dpa.org.sg/DPA/access/sia.html |
Accessibility / SIA/HWA mtg on Barrier-free design |
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| Disabled People's Association Singapore / Singapore http://www.dpa.org.sg/DPA/access/asscom.html |
Accessibility / DPA Access Committee Minutes - 8/25/94 |
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| Building Owners and Managers Association / USA; Intl http://ww.boma.org/prsponsr.htm email: mjawer@boma.org |
Accessibility / Universal Accessibility conference 6/12-13/97 |
Seminar to develop intl standards |
| Loken Consultants / Canada http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/loken/webdoc1.htm |
Accessibility Accessibility Legislation in Saskatchewan |
3 doc's control accessibility: NBC, UB, and Accessibility Standards Act, and S. Human Rights code & reg |
| Together Foundation and UNCHS / Intl http://www1001.together.com/html/index2.html |
case studies / Best Practices Database |
case studies = application of accessiblity stds in devel countries |
| Iowa State University / USA http://publis.iastate.edu/usbilling/ada.htm/ |
Resource / ADA links |
web links, info, resources |
| Building Owners and Managers Association / USA http://www.boma.org/graccess.htm |
Accessibility / Accessibility laws, Codes and Standards |
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| The Center for Universal Design / USA http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/ |
Accessibility US Accessibility Standards and Regulations |
Universal Design and US Standards |
| Amazonian Parliament | regional parliament | research work on accessibility if any |
| Andean Parliament | regional parliament | research work on accessibility if any |
| Asia-Pacific Parliament Forum | regional parliament | research work on accessibility if any |
| Assembly of the Western European Union | regional parliament | research work on accessibility if any |
| Commonwealth Parliament Association | regional parliament | research work on accessibility if any |
| European Parliament | regional parliament | research work on accessibility if any |
| Parliament Assembly of the French-Speaking World | regional parliament | research work on accessibility if any |
| Latin American Parliament | regional parliament | research work on accessibility if any |
| Nordic Council | regional parliament | research work on accessibility if any |
| Botswana Council For The Disabled / Botswana http://wn.apc.org/SAIE/saie29/botcd.htm |
national / Development sectors :economic |
research work on accessibility if any |
| OSCE Parliament Assembly | regional parliament | research work on accessibility if any |
| Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe | regional parliament | research work on accessibility if any |
| Canadian Institute for Barrier-Free Design / Canada email: Woodland@cc.umanitoba.ca |
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