disability access consultants
dda legislation
millions of disabled people are covered
Millions people in the UK who have a long-term mental or physical impairment are covered by the DDA - these could be either customers or employees but very few are wheelchair bound
Wheelchair users
(of which 300,000 can leave their wheelchairs) 600,000
(of which 300,000 can leave their wheelchairs) 600,000
Reading difficulties - 6 million
Visual impairments3 million
Deaf or hard of hearing8.5 million
Arthritis - 1 in 33 people over the age of 55
the dda legislation
Phased in since 1995, the legislation covers all aspects of service provision & employment. The last phase covers reasonable physical adjustments.
being reasonable
The DDA is not prescriptive and so no-one can categorically say they comply. The emphasis is on accessibility to your services and employment where it is reasonable ands you are not required to bankrupt your business.
doing nothing is not an option
Access plans for inclusive environments required for building control and many licensing authorities are now looking at accessibility issues.
