The purpose of this Directory is to assist museum staff and governing bodies in developing their own policies and programmes of work to meet the needs of disabled people and in so doing to enhance the museum service for visitors, staff and other users.

contains; JCMB Background note on Activities of the Joint Committee on Mobility of Blind & Partially-sighted people; Manufacturers’ information, Pedestrian environment, RNIB/GDBA Joint Mobility Technical Bulletin - Tactile paving, Staircases, Ramps, Entrances, Reception and public waiting areas, Corridors & Hallways, Lifts, Escalators and travelators, Windows, Lighting, Colour/tone contrasting, Toilets washrooms & bathrooms, Sign design, Emergency egress, Housing - general points, Housing - front doors, Kitchens, Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Showers & domestic toilets, Lighting and low vision, Scaffolding. Reducing Mobility Handicaps, An Abstract of Relevant sections “Towards a Barrier-free environment”; Tactile Markings for the Guidance of Visually Handicapped Pedestrians; Community Education Office - A Short guide to blindness, RNIB - Building .Sight