Public Access lifts
The Disability Discrimination Act
What is the Disability Discrimination Act? In 1995 the Disability discrimination Act was published, providing notice of the enforcement of the act in 2004. The act creates the right of the access for disabled people in all areas for the purchase or use of goods, facilities and services. It is unlawful for goods and service providers to refuse to supply a service, offer a lower standard of service, or to service a disabled person on worse terms.
Who does the Disability Discrimination Act affect? The DDA, therefore, affects everyone who provides any sort of goods, facilities or services to the public, and that service can be free or obtained for payment by the public, and includes the voluntary and private sector.
What does the Disability Discrimination Act require? The legislation requires the provision of auxiliary aids and services, for a disabled person, where a service is provided in an inaccessible premise.
What solutions are available? There are numerous solutions to address, with many buildings and premises requiring totally different solutions to meet the criteria of the Disability Discrimination Act.
Affordable Stairlifts can arrange for you to receive a completely FREE DDA audit to identify the most practical solution. The end result of this FREE audit will be a recommendation for the best product and to provide a cost for the complete installation.
Examples of product solutions include: short vertical rise Platform Lifts (with or without step bridging), roll-on roll-off Wheelchair Platform Lifts (Straight or curved staircases), semi-enclosed or fully enclosed Wheelchair Platform Lifts.
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