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Medical - Medical: Health Care / Care for the elderly | | Spanish term or phrase: barreras arquitectónicas | The text is about the features and facilities of an elderly care home:
"Carecen de barreras arquitectónicas y respiran alegría y luminosidad".
Am I right in thinking that this is to do with access for the disabled? I have found "architectural barriers" on google but I'm not altogether convinced.
Thanks in advance for all your help and suggestions,
Becky. |
|   Rebecca HendryKudoZ activityQuestions: 207 ( 2 open) ( 2 without valid answers) ( 10 closed without grading) Answers: 1674
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| | physical barriers | Explanation:
Rather than architectural or architectonic barriers, I believe they are called simply "physical barriers." If this is for a UK public, it appears that "physical barriers" is the expression used on both UK and EU government websites such as the ones shown below. 18,400 hits in Googles for "UK handicapped 'physical barriers'" and 18,000 hits for "UK disabled 'physical barriers'"
Overcome Physical Barriers to Access
Physical features of your premises can create barriers that make it impossible or very difficult for disabled people to access your goods or service.
A physical feature:
* is determined by the design or construction of the building
* forms part of the approach, entrance and/or exit to your premises
* can be fittings, fixtures, furniture, equipment, machinery or materials
* is any other physical element on your premises
Examples of physical features include:
* steps, stairways, kerbs
* floors and pavings
* doors and gates
* toilets and washing facilities
* lighting and ventilation
The aim is to overcome these barriers. (etc.)
www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/ detail?type=RESOURCES&itemId=1073792014
Part 3 of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) requires every business, large or small – from the local shop to restaurants, health clubs, dentists and supermarkets – to become more user-friendly to Britain’s 10 million disabled people. The law means that businesses will need to make reasonable changes – such as adapting premises, removing physical barriers or providing the service another way – so that disabled people can use the service. The change will affect over 2 million British businesses. Failure to act could result in legal action.
http://www.euroblind.org/fichiersGB/ukaccess.htm
From 1 October 2004 you may have to make reasonable adjustments to any physical barriers that may prevent disabled people using your service. Or you may have to provide your service by a reasonable alternative means, like bringing goods to the disabled person or helping them find items. There are some examples of the type of adjustments you could make below.
http://www.disability.gov.uk/dda/employers/providers.asp |
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Rebecca Jowers
Spain
Local time: 10:22
| Grading comment Many thanks.
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6 mins confidence:   | barreras arquitectónicas archictectural/ archetectonic barriers
Explanation:
Either option seems to be the standard
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Architectonic Barriers. The Tandem cooperative provides advice on the planning and design of accessible buildings and environments, the elimination of ...
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-07-27 14:51:53 GMT)
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\"architectonic\" sounds really like translatese but stranger things have happened :)
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Able to get about in a wheelchair: overcome the architectonic barriers of a city
by making ... To raise awareness of the architectonic barriers in cities. ...
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Note added at 8 mins (2005-07-27 14:53:09 GMT)
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http://es.geocities.com/proyectoabedul/poblaciones-eng.htm
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Disabled: facilities without architectonic barriers, 2 bathrooms fully adapted.\"
TITLE=\"Disabled: facilities without architectonic barriers, ...
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The choice of a means for overcoming architectonic barriers or going up and down
stairs at one\'s home can appear complex. The stairway climber is light and ...
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-07-27 14:55:55 GMT)
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http://www.tgr.it/en/sale_system.html
I think \"architectonic\" is getting its nose in front strange though it may sound :)
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22 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 | barreras arquitectónicas architectural barriers
Explanation:
This is the term I heard at a conference I attended not long ago.
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Note added at 26 mins (2005-07-27 15:10:20 GMT)
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You´re right! It refers to \"obstacles\" that make it difficult for people with disabilities to enter/leave and move around in buildings/houses.
| Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 03:22
Native speaker of:  Spanish
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39 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 | barreras arquitectónicas physical barriers
Explanation:
Rather than architectural or architectonic barriers, I believe they are called simply "physical barriers." If this is for a UK public, it appears that "physical barriers" is the expression used on both UK and EU government websites such as the ones shown below. 18,400 hits in Googles for "UK handicapped 'physical barriers'" and 18,000 hits for "UK disabled 'physical barriers'"
Overcome Physical Barriers to Access
Physical features of your premises can create barriers that make it impossible or very difficult for disabled people to access your goods or service.
A physical feature:
* is determined by the design or construction of the building
* forms part of the approach, entrance and/or exit to your premises
* can be fittings, fixtures, furniture, equipment, machinery or materials
* is any other physical element on your premises
Examples of physical features include:
* steps, stairways, kerbs
* floors and pavings
* doors and gates
* toilets and washing facilities
* lighting and ventilation
The aim is to overcome these barriers. (etc.)
www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/ detail?type=RESOURCES&itemId=1073792014
Part 3 of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) requires every business, large or small – from the local shop to restaurants, health clubs, dentists and supermarkets – to become more user-friendly to Britain’s 10 million disabled people. The law means that businesses will need to make reasonable changes – such as adapting premises, removing physical barriers or providing the service another way – so that disabled people can use the service. The change will affect over 2 million British businesses. Failure to act could result in legal action.
http://www.euroblind.org/fichiersGB/ukaccess.htm
From 1 October 2004 you may have to make reasonable adjustments to any physical barriers that may prevent disabled people using your service. Or you may have to provide your service by a reasonable alternative means, like bringing goods to the disabled person or helping them find items. There are some examples of the type of adjustments you could make below.
http://www.disability.gov.uk/dda/employers/providers.asp
| Rebecca Jowers
Spain
Local time: 10:22
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 4
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