Talk:Barrier-free

Vassall Centre Trust Removal

I removed a section of the article that read like advertising and didn't say anything about the topic "Barrier-Free". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.132.80.134 (talk) 20:06, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Regional/Dialectical Use

Is "barrier free" a term particularly commonly used in the UK but not in the Commonwealth countries, or vice versa? Does anyone have any sources to indicate whether or not it's commonly used in the US? I'm no expert, but my father is, and he almost always uses words/phrases like "handicapped accessible" and "accessible"; I don't think he's ever used the phrase "barrier free".

On a similar note, is it worth mentioning that the term, taken directly from English, is the standard term in Japanese? (In lieu of any native Japanese kanji word, they use the katakana gairaigo word バリアフリー (bariafurii)). LordAmeth (talk) 22:05, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Isn't this word solely used in Japanese, with the word never being used in any dialect of English? (212.247.11.156 (talk) 17:28, 4 March 2009 (UTC))

Beats me. I only know American English. That's why I asked. If it is used solely in Japanese, that needs to be reflected in the article, which currently makes no reference to Japan whatsoever and reads as if it is a standard English term. LordAmeth (talk) 18:40, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Accessibility and related terms are the most common used in the UK as well, as far as I know. --86.142.97.137 (talk) 11:23, 14 June 2009 (UTC)