PD CEN/TR 15913:2009

PD CEN/TR 15913:2009 Spectator facilities. Layout criteria for viewing area for spectators with special needs

This Technical Report gives certain design solutions on how a spectator viewing area should be designed in order to cover people with disabilities and special needs.

This Technical Report has been prepared by CEN/TC 315 in order to establish important criteria for people with special needs to be considered when a spectator viewing area is designed.

Contents of PD CEN/TR 15913:

Foreword

Introduction

1 Scope

2 Viewing Areas

2.1 Number of Spaces

2.2 Location of Viewing Areas

2.3 Quality of Viewing Spaces

2.4 Viewing Areas for Ambulant Disabled Spectators

2.5 Sightlines

2.6 Activity Level Viewing Areas

2.7 Elevated Viewing Areas

2.8 Flexible Viewing Areas

2.9 Mid-tier Viewing Areas

2.10 Fully Enclosed Viewing Areas

2.11 Standing Accommodation

2.12 Alternative Events

2.13 Supplying Match Commentaries to Viewing Areas

3 Worked Example

4 Glossary

4.1 Disabled spectators

4.2 People with Impaired Vision

4.3 People with Learning Difficulties 4.4 People with Impaired Hearing

4.5 People with Mobility Impairment

4.6 Audio description

Annex A (informative)

Bibliography