People with disabilities are protected under the law

Wheelchair Access Regulations UK for Your Business Premises

There is a duty on service providers to make reasonable adjustments to improve accessibility of services for people with disabilities for Everyday Services.

People with disabilities have important rights of access to everyday services. This includes services given by:

• doctors' surgeries, 
• dentists 
• vets
• shops 
• restaurants 
• local councils
• hotels
• banks
• pubs
• post offices
• theatres
• hairdressers
• places of worship
• courts
• voluntary groups, such as play groups
• Non-educational services given by schools are also included and many other service providers

Access to services is not just about installing ramps and widening doorways for wheelchair users. It is about making services easier to use for all people with disabilities, including people who are blind, deaf or have a learning disability.

Wheelchair access regulations UK have been put in place to stop discrimination against the disabled and the physically impaired.

Since the Discrimination Act of 2005, now The Equality Act 2010 many steps have been taken to ensure that wheelchair users can access all public buildings in the same way as the average person who doesn’t suffer from mobility issues. 

It is Law in the UK that Businesses must make the necessary changes to their buildings to ensure that wheelchair users can access them without difficulty and to adapt physical features where required.

The changes that must be made to a building depend on the design, on the amount of disruption it will cause to install ramps and access doors, and other factors.

All new public buildings in the UK must have wheelchair access that are in line with wheelchair access regulations UK. 

If you own a building that operates as a business legal action can be taken against you if you fail to make the necessary adjustments to your property and you can be heavily fined.

Disabled people can by law take out a lawsuit against owners of building who fail to comply. 

As a business owner it is in your interest to ensure proper access to your premise is provided, and that means not just installing an access ramp but also ensuring that you comply with other regulations.

Your access ramps must have an anti-slip surface, be at the correct angle, conform to design and required sizes and have handrails and if you fail to comply you can again be heavily fined.

When you are the owner of a business, the best solution to ensure that you are complying with the wheelchair access regulations is to speak to a ramp specialist.

There is nothing worse than installing a ramp and then to find out that it doesn't comply with regulations.

To take away the stress of not knowing what improvements to make

Contact:   Lymington Ramps to arrange a Free Survey. 

www.lymingtonramps.co.uk      07511 801493   

email: lymingtonramps@mail.com