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Accessibility in the sense considered here refers to the design of products, devices, services, vehicles, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible development ensures both "direct access" (i.e. unassisted) and "indirect access" meaning compatibility with a person's assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers).
Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity. The concept focuses on enabling access for people with disabilities, or enabling access through the use of assistive technology; however, research and development in accessibility brings benefits to everyone.Accessibility is not to be confused with usability, which is the extent to which a product (such as a device, service, or environment) can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency, convenience satisfaction in a specified context of use.Accessibility is strongly related to universal design which is the process of creating products that are usable by people with the widest possible range of abilities, operating within the widest possible range of situations. This is about making things accessible to all people (whether they have a disability or not).

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    Hello everyone. I'm hoping someone can help... We have recently redone our property and there is a new boiler and flue. The flue enters the ceiling above the boiler and is hidden from view (above a bathroom) until it exits through the wall. We have tried to get a gas certificate but the...
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    Boiler servicing - flue test nozzles not easily accessible

    I have a Vokera Compact A combi boiler. All the clearance distances around it required by the manufacturer for servicing are good. However there is not very much space in front of the access caps/nozzles at the bottom of the flue. I understand that these caps are used when the boiler is serviced...
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    Accessible filling loop valves

    My daughter has a combi boiler (Procombi 85HE) that slowly loses pressure over time. Unfortunately access to the filling loop valves is behind wooden 'boxing' which necessitates the front being unscrewed to access it. Easy for me but then I'm 50 miles away. Is there a way to have access to the...
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    Wall mounted bath mixer

    Hi, has anyone got any tips for installing a wall mounted bath mixer on a solid wall. The threads look to be around 50 mm and then I assume I'm going to need a back plate elbow in the wall to take the thread. Does this mean the wall will have to be built out ? cheers
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    External exp

    Got one to fit tomorrow , boiler it's self is in a coal bunker under stairs but only accessible from outside , I'm not messing with the old one so am thinking of just teeing into return pipe on other side of wall which is still under stairs but accessible form inside. whats your thoughts
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    Tracpipe

    Got called to a gas leak for a housing association today. SGN already been 2mb drop, tenant smelt gas, supply capped. Apparently HA engineer attended , said 2mb drop ok, turned gas back on. My work got the call, tenant can still smell gas, I attended today, TT revealed 2mb drop. Copper from...
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    gas flue box

    i did a service on a gas fire,it had a closure plate and a flue box was used,my query is, 1, does the double walled chimney(liner)need to be accessible in it's entirety,like flues in voids, 2,the gas connection to the fire is outside the flue box(at front)is this allowed.. 3, would you expect...
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    Compression fitting

    Hi Guys, Quick question, if a compression fitting is behind a kitchen unit ...say behind the back of a cupboard ...would that be classified as inaccessible? I know you can't have them under floor boards....is this not the same ...just seen this on a job where the gas pipe has come into the...
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