Creating Accessible Environments

Most organisations have a duty under the Disability Discrimination Acts (DDA) and the impending Equality Act 2010 not to discriminate against disabled people in the work they do, the goods and services they offer, or the employment or educational opportunities they provide.

The DDA however, is not about buildings; it is about equality of opportunity, about people, about removing discrimination and artificial barriers, and about enabling people to live their lives according to their own individual abilities.

Therefore the duties under the DDA extend beyond the simple provision of the physical building fabric and include other barriers to inclusion and equality such as those caused by the attitudes of other people, and those resulting from poor management and operational practices and procedures.

Supporting all of the anti-discrimination legislation is a wealth of Regulations, British Standards and guidance documents to identify what needs to be done and how to do it. There is also good advice on how management systems such as access audits and access trails can be used to assist those with responsibilities under the DDA to meet them.

Authors: Professor Keith Bright MSc FRICS IEC FBEng MCIOB (NRAC Consultant) and Jean Hewitt MSc MRICS IEC MBIFM (NRAC Consultant)

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