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Deregulation of the Building Code and the Norwegian Approach to Regulation of Accessibility in the Built Environment
Pål Lyngstad
85 - 89
10.3233/978-1-61499-684-2-85
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume 229: Universal Design 2016: Learning from the Past, Designing for the Future
Abstract

Deregulation is on the political agenda in the European countries. The Norwegian building code related to universal design and accessibility is challenged. To meet this, the Norwegian Building Authority have chosen to examine established truths and are basing their revised code on scientific research and field tests. But will this knowledge-based deregulation comply within the framework of the anti-discrimination act and, and if not: who suffers and to what extent?

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