Can An Access Audit Tell You How To Comply With The Dda
Following the Introduction of the DDA in 1995 many companies offer products which are 'DDA compliant' suggesting that if you install their lift,Mbt Schuhe Nafasi, stairclimber,Mbt Schuhe Sifa, handrail,Mbt Schuhe Raha, door bell,MBT Tariki Schuhe, hearing loop,Mbt Fanaka GTX Schuhe Verkauf, toilet seat (the list is endless) you will somehow comply with the DDA?
I have even come across other Access Consultants who tell clients that,mbt schuhe günstig, if they complete the works recommended by their access audit the client will comply with the DDA. I have even seen consultants offering a certificate of 'DDA compliance'.
Thankfully these practices seem to be dying out as clients become better informed but the misconception does still seem to live on. The Disability Discrimination Act (to give it it's full title) is an Act of Parliament. As those of you who have had the time and energy to read it will know it is a written document without any pictures or diagrams to break it up (which would certainly make it a better read).
It does not give detailed guidance as to the height of a toilet seat, gradient of a ramp, width of a door, colour of a handrail etc etc. It is a human rights act and thus introduces duties and concepts rather than giving us endless prescriptive detail.
To give an example it requires service providers to member of the public to make reasonable adjustments to physical features to ensure that they do not discriminate against disabled people. It does not say 'fit a lift which is 1100mm wide by 1400mm deep and you will comply with the DDA'. It is simply not that prescriptive.
One cannot 'comply with the DDA' so I would suggest that anyone who offers a 'DDA compliant product' or a DDA compliance certificate should be viewed with caution.
It is true to say that one can comply with design standards such as BS8300:2009 which gives very detailed guidance as to the design of buildings and equipment but this is a code of practice not an act of parliament which the DDA is.
Complying with such design standards may well demonstrate that you have adopted a reasonable approach to meeting your obligations under the DDA but it does not demonstrate compliance with the DDA,MBT Sirima Schuhe, full stop!
If you are a building owner thinking of spending money on a new 'DDA compliant' product I would urge you to take further advice from a reputable Access Consultant. You may find that if you commission an access audit your consultant may well come up with a completely different opinion and actually save you money.
Be aware that organisations who are trying to sell you a 'DDA compliant' product have a vested interest in telling you that you have to fit this item of equipment to comply with the DDA. 相关的主题文章：
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