| The Disability Discrimination
Act (DDA) covers all disabilities, not just those associated
with mobility and all organisations need to respond accordingly.
Part II of the DDA applies to all employers, who have
a duty to provide reasonable adjustment when a disabled
person applies for a job, is employed or it becomes apparent
that an existing employee requires some form of accommodation
adjustment.
The full scope of Parts III and IV of the DDA come into
force in 2004 and 2005 respectively. These place duties
on all service providers (Part III) and further and higher
education establishments (Part IV) to remove any physical
barriers associated with their premises which prevent access
to people with disabilities as far as reasonably practicable.
Recent Codes of Practice state that professional opinion
be sought through the design stage on new and refurbishment
building works. If not Planning Applications may be rejected.
This advice should follow into the construction and life
of the building via Access Statements.
Turner & Townsend will provide Policy Review, Audits
on existing premises, Design Reviews and Access Statements
via Turner & Townsend’s In-House NRAC and CAE
qualified Access Consultants.
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