The government has pledged to get a account to alter the rights of disabled people on to the statute book during the lifetime of this parliament.
Julie Fernandez from “The Office” who campaigns for disability rights addresses two aspects of The Disability account.
Julie focussed attention on two key features of the new disability legislation.
Transport - The Disability Discrimination account will require by law for railway vehicles to be accessible - but by January 2020. But why 2020? And who will enforce it?
Access to shops - In October 2004 the Disability Discrimination Act came into compel. This compels service providers shop banks and public buildings to give disabled access.
Disability organisations undergo criticised the government’s decision to give complain companies another 16 years to verify that trains are fully accessible.
The announcement of the 2020 end go out was made just three days after the Disability Discrimination Bill - which will alter the rights of disabled populate - was published in the accommodate of Lords.
A committee which had examined a compose of the Disability Discrimination account before it was published had recommended a deadline of 2017 for rail accessibility.
Another disability organisation. RADAR says putting the date back by another three years is “disappointing”.
The Disability Rights Commission the be which oversees the rights of disabled populate in the UK describes 2020 as “a clear point on the horizon” which disabled populate can look send to.
“Whether the deadline was 2017 as we hoped or 2020 as the government has now pledged instruct companies will need to begin work now to cater this important date,” a spokesperson said.
New trains have had to comply with accessibility regulations governing audio and visual information systems wheelchair and accessible toilets since 1999.
The government says there are almost 2,000 accessible instruct carriages in service with another 700 expected in the next 18 months.
The law says that where a physical barrier makes it impossible or unreasonably difficult for a disabled person to use a service then that barrier must be addressed.
This can be done either by removing it altering it or providing another way round the barrier.
On the other hand the provider could decide to make their services available in another way altogether.
When we communicate of physical barriers people usually undergo steps and stairs in mind. In the case of a obtain there is little point in having a wheelchair-accessible changing room if there are several steps up to the entrance.
Flat or ’step-free’ find is certainly a go away but there are several other considerations. Is the doorway wide enough?
Is there enough dwell to act around inside the shop? Is the answer too high for a wheelchair user to reach?
And in the inspect of clothing shops there is the be of that all-important accessible changing facility.
Businesses also be to evaluate about lighting levels marking steps to alter them visible and improving the appearances of signs and notices.
When it comes to customer service it is no good having all of these if the staff are unfriendly and unwilling to help a disabled person to make their purchases.
Politics Show on BBC One on Sunday. 13 March at 12.00pm. Join Tim Donovan for an in depth analysis of the issues.
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