New guidance for accessible and inclusive facilities

Aimed at planners, architects, building owners and operators, the Accessible and inclusive sports facilities (AISF) guidance encourages the design of spaces that reduce or remove barriers to being more active.

That includes creating and maintaining facilities that are accessible to disabled people and meet the needs of our vibrant and diverse communities, such as those related to faith, sex, sexuality and gender identity.

The document is the current standard in this area, replacing the previous Accessible Sports Facilities Design Guidance, originally published in 2010.

In producing AISF, Sport England incorporated feedback and comments from more than 80 stakeholders, including government departments and agencies, access and inclusion organisations, national governing bodies, framework consultants and Sport England staff.

It has resulted in robust and diverse guidance covering a range of areas essential to the design and operation of accessible and inclusive sports facilities, including changing and toilet provision, wayfinding and signage, and emergency evacuation.

The guidance is available as a series of accessible documents. 

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