{"id":4104,"date":"2025-10-09T22:27:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T22:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/?page_id=4104"},"modified":"2025-11-18T19:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:27:13","slug":"almennt-um-adgengi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/thekkingarmidstod\/adgengi\/almennt-um-adgengi\/","title":{"rendered":"General information about accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4104\" class=\"elementor elementor-4104\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d0a4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93d0a4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0abe0d5 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0abe0d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4106\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/thekkingarmidstod\/adgengi\/almennt-um-adgengi\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">General information about accessibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-4128\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/thekkingarmidstod\/adgengi\/ferdalog-og-samgongur\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Travel and transportation<span class=\"sub-arrow\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-down\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M31.3 192h257.3c17.8 0 26.7 21.5 14.1 34.1L174.1 354.8c-7.8 7.8-20.5 7.8-28.3 0L17.2 226.1C4.6 213.5 13.5 192 31.3 192z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type 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class=\"paragraph-block purple-text\"><p data-block-key=\"jomu8\">Good accessibility is the key to allowing people with mobility impairments to be full participants in society. People&#x27;s disabilities can be diverse, such as limited mobility in their arms or legs, or visual impairment.\u00a0 Furthermore, most people require special accessibility at some point in their lives due to temporary conditions such as a broken arm, pregnancy, and when they have children in a stroller.\u00a0 Many older adults also need special accessibility due to reduced mobility from old age.<\/p><p data-block-key=\"u1lt2\">Here, we are primarily discussing accessibility.\u00a0<b>people with disabilities<\/b>\u00a0though of course it can be applied to various disabilities.<\/p><p data-block-key=\"vzv29\"><b>Better accessibility for everyone!<\/b><\/p><h4 data-block-key=\"7ac20\"><b>Accessibility and structures<\/b><\/h4><p data-block-key=\"y6hkw\">Here you can get information about, among other things.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #1D7488; text-underline-offset: 4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.byggingarreglugerd.is\/\">Building code<\/a><\/span>\u00a0. The HMS, the Housing and Building Authority, has issued guidelines for the building code, which was first adopted in 2012, and guidelines on how to manage accessibility with respect to universal design. The guidelines provide, for example, practical information on parking spaces for people with disabilities, such as their size and the number required as a percentage of general parking spaces.\u00a0 Another example is information on restrooms designed based on universal design, where you can find the height at which fixtures and accessories in restrooms should be, among other factors.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"paragraph-block purple-text\"><p data-block-key=\"iujg9\">Please note that the material above is taken from the websites of the respective organizations\/companies.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfce752 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfce752\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5a332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"db5a332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"9887\" class=\"elementor elementor-9887\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6734a465 elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6734a465\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ed906d elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-mobile elementor-nav-menu__align-center elementor-nav-menu--stretch elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"34ed906d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;full_width&quot;:&quot;stretch&quot;,&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; 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