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Countdown to the Physical Rights of Access and Education
* To assist participants to devise a framework within which to prioritise activities and implement actions in the lead-up to September 2005.
* To provide participants with a brief recap on the DDA Part IV, and to more fully discuss the Building Regulations, BSE8 300 and good practice in relation to these.
* To provide participants with resources to utilise in their planning and activities during the coming year.
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) Part IV
* Institutions have a duty not to discriminate against a disabled person for a reason related to his/her disability and without justification
* Discrimination can occur through
- Less favourable treatment
- Failure to make reasonable adjustment
* Anticipatory reasonable adjustments
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) Part IV
What activities and facilities does the Act apply to?
The Act covers all aspects of the physical environment, including, for example:
* Access to buildings, such as level or ramped entry
* Emergency evacuation arrangements, such as flashing light fire alarms or vibrating pagers for deaf people, fire refuges or alternative escapes routes for people with mobility impairments
* The accessibility of external paths and landscaping
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) Part IV
What activities and facilities does the
Act apply to? cont’d
* Circulation within buildings, including their interior layout
* Effective lighting and signage and colour or tone contrast on doors etc to aid orientation
* Acoustics appropriate for hearing aid users and (working) loop systems in lecture theatres or reception desks
* Desk, laboratory benches, work surfaces and reception desks at varying or flexible heights
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