Posted By Jim Sweetman Robert, Unfortunately I cannot provide you with the advice you seek, but I can relate what I came across whilst working for a local authority. There is a good possibility that you will get input from the 'Politically Correct' brethren, you will find that practicality then goes out of the window. You have started to allude to the sort of problems that may come up when you consider persons with disabilities. In my instance, the 'powers that be'decided that they wanted offices, where the public visited, to be less imposing and forbidding - I think they were refered to as being like 'fortresses'. To the best of my knowledge, technical approaches like risk assessments or the considerations of previous violent attacks did not merit any real consideration. These offices became 'Open Plan' and were subject to things like visitors hurling DSE screens about and diving over low desks at employees. Apparently the trend developed for all moveable objects to be secured down - had a bit of effect on the adjustability element of workstations. I'm sure that you will get some good constructive responses, but be sure that you can give a rock-solid reason/argument for why you are doing what you will do. That way you avoid some of the problems I refer to. Good luck Jim