Accessible Housing: Quality, Disability and Design

Rob Imrie is Professor of Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is author of Disability and the City, co-author of Inclusive Design, and co-editor of British Urban Policy and Urban Renaissance: New Labour, community and urban policy.

Introduction Part 1: Concepts and Contexts 1. Accessible Housing, Quality and Design 2. Disability, Design and the Speculative House Building Industry 3. Housing Quality, Standards, and the Domestic Environment Part 2: Securing Accessible Homes 4. 'Ideal Homes': Disabled People's Experiences of Domestic Design. Case Study: Domestic Lives - Jenny, Elaine and Toni 5. House Builders, Disability, and the Design of Dwellings. Case Study: Constructing Accessible Houses on Sloping Sites 6. The Regulation of the House Building Industry. Case Study: Securing Accessible Housing in Two English Towns 7. Experiential Knowledge as a Component of Housing Quality. Case Study: Cultivating Influence through Disabled People's Organisations Part 3: Promoting Accessible Housing 8. Inclusive Domestic Environments