CEN/TR 15913:2009

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2009
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Layout criteria for viewing area for spectators with special needs
Layout-Kriterien für den Zuschauerbereich für Zuschauer mit besonderen Anforderungen
Critères de disposition des espaces d'observation pour les spectateurs ayant des
besoins spécifiques
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TECHNICAL REPORT
CEN/TR 15913
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
August 2009
ICS 97.200.10; 11.180.01
English Version
Spectator facilities - Layout criteria for viewing area for
spectators with special needs
Critères de disposition des espaces d'observation pour les Layout-Kriterien für den Zuschauerbereich für Zuschauer
spectateurs ayant des besoins spécifiques mit besonderen Anforderungen
This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 13 July 2009. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 315.
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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Viewing Areas .5
2.1 Number of Spaces .5
2.2 Location of Viewing Areas .5
2.3 Quality of Viewing Spaces .6
2.4 Viewing Areas for Ambulant Disabled Spectators .6
2.5 Sightlines .7
2.6 Activity Level Viewing Areas .9
2.7 Elevated Viewing Areas . 10
2.8 Flexible Viewing Areas . 12
2.9 Mid-tier Viewing Areas . 13
2.10 Fully Enclosed Viewing Areas . 14
2.11 Standing Accommodation . 15
2.12 Alternative Events. 15
2.13 Supplying Match Commentaries to Viewing Areas . 15
3 Worked Example . 15
4 Glossary . 18
4.1 Disabled spectators . 18
4.2 People with Impaired Vision . 18
4.3 People with Learning Difficulties . 19
4.4 People with Impaired Hearing . 19
4.5 People with Mobility Impairment . 20
4.6 Audio description . 20
Annex A (informative) . 21
Bibliography . 22

Foreword
This document (CEN/TR 15913:2009) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 315 “Spectator
facilities”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Introduction
This Technical Report has been prepared by CEN/TC 315 in order to establish important criteria for people
with special needs to be considered when a spectator viewing area is designed.
1 Scope
This Technical Report gives certain design solutions on how a spectator viewing area should be designed in
order to cover people with disabilities and special needs.
2 Viewing Areas
New and existing stands should need to provide accessible viewing areas to all disability groups, including
ambulant disabled spectators. These areas should be in adequate numbers located around the spectator
facility and should be of appropriate viewing quality, to give all spectators a suitable range of viewing options.
Provision and standards should be reviewed by management, disabled spectators and local disability groups
on a regular basis.
2.1 Number of Spaces
Table 1 gives the appropriate guidance on the minimum acceptable scale of provision of wheelchair spaces in
newly constructed stands. Where permanent or removable seating is provided, allowance should be made for
disabled spectators to have a choice of seating at spectator events. They should also be able to have access
to, and the use of, all of the facilities provided within the stadium. Consultations with local supporters and
disability groups should determine the appropriate number of spaces which may, in some instances, exceed
the recommended criteria herein specified.
Table 1 — Recommended provision of wheelchair spaces at a newly constructed spectator facility
Seated capacity of stand or stadium Number of wheelchair spaces
Minimum of 6 or
Under 10,000
1 in 100 of seated capacity
(whichever is greater)
10,000 to 20,000 100 plus 5 per 1,000 above 10,000
20,000 to 40,000 150 plus 3 per 1,000 above 20,000
40,000 or more 210 plus 2 per 1,000 above 40,000

NOTE 1 Refer also to national legislation or equivalent. See also informative Annex A
For existing stands, it is recommended that management provide spaces for people who use wheelchairs’.
When considering the number of spaces, service providers will need to demonstrate that adequate provision
should be made in their Access Statement or Strategy. It is recommended that Table 1 is applied to existing
stands, but where this is impracticable it should be necessary to consult with supporters and local disability
groups over compensatory provision elsewhere in the stadium and this may result in a requirement for extra
spaces in new stands.
2.2 Location of Viewing Areas
Good practice highlights the preference for providing wheelchair users with “a range of vantage points”. It is
therefore recommended that areas for disabled spectators should, where possible, be dispersed throughout
the spectator facility to provide a variety of locations at different levels and for various prices.
When sitting viewing areas, it is recommended that:
• Management will need to demonstrate through an access audit, a strategy for the provision of adequately
dispersed viewing areas and support accommodation.
• Viewing areas should be accessible to and used independently by spectators with disabilities with the
minimum of assistance.
• Where appropriate, designated viewing areas should be provided for both home and visiting spectators.
• Management should make available clear advice on the location of disabled facilities and wheelchair
spaces to away spectators who may be visiting the spectator facility for the first time.
• Spectators who use wheelchairs or other similar devices should not be located in areas that may make
them feel isolated from spectators in the main body of the stand.
• Access should be available to different areas of a seating deck for ambulant disabled.
• Designated viewing areas should be included in any ‘family’ areas within a spectator facility.
2.3 Quality of Viewing Spaces
Provisions relating to spectator seating are as follows:
• Wheelchair users should be able to manoeuvre easily to a space that allows them a clear view of the
event.
• Wheelchair users should be provided with a choice of sitting next to a disabled or non disabled
companion.
• Some seats should be located so that an assistance/guide dog can accompany its owner and rest in front
of, or under, the seat.
Prefabricated, temporary or demountable stands all come under the same criteria as conventional
construction and need to satisfy the same criteria for numbers, dispersal and viewing quality for disabled
spectators. If these criteria cannot be achieved within the stand, alternative and satisfactory provisions may be
acceptable.
Although an individual wheelchair place can be provided by a clear space with a width of at least 900mm and
a depth of at least 1400mm, it is recommended that each designated place should ideally measure 1400mm x
1400mm to allow space for one helper per wheelchair space to sit alongside in a fixed or removable seat.
Spaces shall be marked (outlined) and equipped with the international symbol.
Spectators using electrically powered wheelchairs may need a socket or equivalent electrical device to charge
a flat battery.
Refer also to national legislation or equivalent. See also informative Annex A.
NOTE 1 Designated wheelchair spaces may be those which are kept clear or which can be easily provided by
removing seats (see Section ‘Flexible viewing areas’). Some spaces should be provided in pairs, with standard seating on
at least one side.
NOTE 2 Designers are advised to pursue an enlightened and flexible approach.
2.4 Viewing Areas for Ambulant Disabled Spectators
Although ambulant disabled spectators represent the larger proportion of spectators with disabilities there is
no established guidance on the scale of provision, the location of areas or the design of individual viewing
spaces. It is, however, essential that a reasonable approach is taken to determine the quality, numbers and
dispersal of seated accommodation to the design standards set out below.
Ideally, Table 1 should be used to determine the minimum proportion of seated accommodation for ambulant
disabled in the whole stadium. Management, access consultants and designers should demonstrate that they
have determined the design requirements in their access plan by consultation with local disability groups and
disabled supporters. The provision should be reviewed regularly.
A reasonable approach should be taken in existing stands, i.e. it may be appropriate to set aside seats at the
end of rows or the front tier or to design entire rows to a higher standard. Each seat should be identified by the
management. Ambulant disabled spectators may prefer not to sit in areas intended primarily for wheelchair
users and their helpers. It may also be appropriate to identify areas to be used by some ambulant disabled
spectators (and their helpers) which are close to vomitories whilst retaining a choice of viewing positions
elsewhere in the stadium.
A flexible layout and management approach will be particularly helpful for spectators with visual impairments
and also with assistance dogs.
It is recommended that some ambulant disabled seating areas are situated where there are few steps to
negotiate, and that some are provided where the rake of the seating tier is not more than 20 degrees. Where
the rake is greater, it is advisable to consider the provision of intermittent handrails on radial gangways (or
“hand-holds).
If seats are fitted with armrests they should be removable, extra width and extra legroom. Management and
their designers will need to agree appropriate dimensions with local disability groups.
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