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Chapter 2: Disability Discrimination Legislation and Disabled People
- Section 2.1: text updated regarding the Equality Act (2010)
Chapter 3: Meeting the Needs of Disabled People
- Section 3.2: website address added for Scottish Disability Equality Forum and text updated regarding the Equality Act (2010)
- Section 3.8: introduction of Accessibility Audit System
Chapter 4: Design Standards
- Section 4.1.6: text added regarding access to and layout of bus lay-bys
- Section 4.1.7: text added regarding access to and layout of in-line bus stops, with reference to raised boarding kerbs
- Section 4.1.8: text added regarding puffin crossings
- Section 4.1.11: DMRB reference corrected to TD 36/93
- Section 4.2.2: text added regarding puffin crossings
- Section 4.3.2: number added to table
- Section 4.4.2: text added regarding shared pedestrian/cycle routes
- Section 4.5.6: text added indicating the correct placement of lighting columns
- Figures 1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b: lay-by signage and road markings revised for accessible bay to be in accordance with TSRGD
- Figure 4: bus lay-by detail amended to include hard strip as per DMRB
- Figure 5: note added regarding position of bus stop flag
- Figure 6: controlled crossing changed to puffin type
- Figures 7a and 7b: minimum crossing widths added
- Figure 11: controlled crossing changed to puffin type
- Figure 15: vehicle give way markings corrected and access context added
- Figure 25: diagram amended to indicate a variety of tonal contrast examples
- Figure 26b: road markings revised for accessible on-street parallel parking bay to be in accordance with TSRGD
- Figure 29, 30, 31: tactile paving and double transition kerbs deleted from layout for emergency telephone access
Chapter 5: Construction, Operation and Maintenance
- Figure 32: controlled crossing changed to puffin type
- Section 5.3.3: text revised regarding projections over footways
- Section 5.3.4: text revised regarding obstructing footways
- Section 5.3.5: text revised regarding legalities of unauthorised use of accessible parking bays
- Section 5.4.1: text revised regarding foliage overhanging the footway
Chapter 6: Accessibility Audit System
- Accessibility Audit System introduced
Appendices
- Appendix A: reference added to on-line directory of local Access Panels, and default adoption of GPG standards clarified in diagram
- Appendix B: further reading and references updated
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