Comments on: Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 2005 – DDA 2005 summary

By: admin

admin — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:21:11 +0000

Glad you think so but don’t forget the DDA is no more….see our Equality Act section for more details:

http://www.inclusion.me.uk/services/disability-discrimination-act/background-equality-act-2010/

By: Jilly

Jilly — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:14:29 +0000

DIS WAS SO USEFUL!

By: A Duckers

A Duckers — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:36:59 +0000

I have contacted Rosie Cooper and councillor Neil Pye also Minister of state for disabled, minister of state for planning. I have walked the route proposed by mr Lowe but it takes us on to a paved area where no two flagstones are at the same level. Joshua has cerebral palsy and no neck control so his head would jerk about, possibly causing him damage, as it would any like disabled person. I cannot be party to this so I am disassocaiting my self from this before any work begins.
Thank you
Arthur Duckers

By: admin

admin — Tue, 31 May 2011 08:12:43 +0000

Many thanks for contacting Inclusion.
Please see our reply to your previous post.

Regards

Matthew
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Matthew Box
Occupational Therapist / Disability Access Auditor

Inclusion.Me Ltd

http://www.inclusion.me.uk

By: admin

admin — Tue, 31 May 2011 08:11:30 +0000

Many thanks for contacting Inclusion.

I’m afraid that we can’t offer individual advise on issues such as this as we do not know the whole case / scenario however I would advise that you contact the Equalities and Human Rights Commission who should be able to give you the correct advise:

http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/

It does sound as if this issue should be covered by the Equality act but the other option you have would be to continue to pursue the matter with your councillor – these things can often unfortunately take a lot of shouting and pushing and fighting – all of which shouldn’t be the case but unfortunately normally are.

I hope that helps for now but please do get back in touch if you need any more information.

Regards

Matthew
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Matthew Box
Occupational Therapist / Disability Access Auditor

Inclusion.Me Ltd

http://www.inclusion.me.uk

By: A Duckers

A Duckers — Mon, 30 May 2011 15:34:54 +0000

I push my grandson in his wheelchair to the shops mainly to get him out of the house. I live in Skelmersdale and it’s provision in footpaths for the challenged is abysmal. I have been promised two lowered kerbs, but the problem is extensive. I have contacted my MP Rosie Cooper and Neil Pye my councillor.
I have done a wheelchair push along the route with Neil, and was contacted by the council to walk the route with an engineer. However it was apparent the engineer had his own ideas, and suggested another route after lowering these kerbs.
The route led on to a pavement area where no two flags touched or were at the same level. Within a few minutes all three of us were gasping for breath. I pointed this out to the engineer who said he had asthma, I said I have chronic brochitis and we are not pushing wheelchairs.
Neil who is healthy said nothing just gasped for breath.

Arthur Duckers

By: A Duckers

A Duckers — Mon, 30 May 2011 15:20:44 +0000

How does the law stand on footpaths providing access to shops etc for disabled

By: admin

admin — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:27:12 +0000

Hi Kelly,

We’ve sent you an email but please let us know what parts of the site you mean and some more details around why you need the information??

Thanks

Matthew