Inventering av tillgängligheten i Bilbergska huset.
Akademiska Hus owns and manages the university facilities in most university towns in Sweden. Bilbergska house in Örebro was built in 2008 by Akademiska Hus, and designed by White Architects. Today's buildings must meet accessibility requirements determined by Swedish Board of Housing, and it is the developer who must ensure that they are fulfilled. Swedish Board of Housing requirements are often vaguely written and interpretation space is large.This report aims to investigate how much of the requirements which are set towards the University and landlord Akademiska Hus are being achieved. This is done by studying the requirements that are set. Next step is making inventory of accessibility for people with disabilities in the house. Any deficiencies will be repaired which will hopefully make the building completely accessible. Knowledge of deficiencies in the house is to be used so that any deficiencies are not repeated in future constructions. This means that unnecessary costs can be avoided and also lead to an improvement in accessibility of the building.Conclusion is that the Bilbergska house has pretty good accessibility, although a lot remains to be improved before it can be said that the house is fully accessible. The most common deficiencies found in this building are lack of signage in premises, handrails and contrast markings. The house is better suited for people with motion disabilities than for people with impaired orientation capacity and impaired vision. Architects should focus more on these types of deficiencies and ensure that those deficiencies are not found in future projects. All disabilities must have equal importance when new buildings are designed.To improve accessibility we should clarify the general advices with various typical examples to make it easier to interpret the advices and avoid mistakes. That should make it easier for planers and expert controllers to check the accessibility in new buildings.Requirements are not fully complied today and in order to be improved we must have better controls. Developers should use certified experts in accessibility during the planning of buildings and local building committee when accessibility is controlled.With better controls and greater awareness of the availability brings us closer towards the goal ? which is an accessible and usable community for all citizens.