The aim of this website Inclusive Design Disability Discrimination Acts (DDA) The Services We Provide Access Consultancy Disability and Equality Awareness Training Useful Links and Information News and Events Contact Details Universally Accessible Environments for People and Industries Useful Links and Information If you have a website that provides help or is a valuable resource to others - please send details of your organisation or project with the web-link details to enquiries@access4u2.com Websites for You AAT - The Stairclimber People AAT provide solutions for climbing stairs using manual and motorised stair climbers and stair climbing equipment. AAT provide sales and service for powered stair climbers and help with disabled access issues. AAT are the distributors of the Amazon stair walker for use in the Airline and Airport industry. AccessAbleWorld.com Shopping for most accessibilty needs on the internet. Alternatively, just call by using any of the following options: telephone, fax, minicom, typetalk or email. http://www.cragside.com/accessability/index.html The Cragside Group - a useful website that provides help for disabled people. http://www.cragside.com/ Deaf 24/7 is a very useful internet resource point for anyone interested in deaf related information especially in the UK. Deaf24/7 is a non-profit project and receives no outside funding for its maintenance. http://www.deaf247.co.uk Five Star Training has a comprehensive range of training solutions to meet your needs but can also design, develop and deliver training packages exactly as you want them. Five Star Training works in partnership with the national charity, Action For Blind People, to deliver Visual Awareness Training. Course content includes: Communication, Eye Conditions, The Law and Disability, Environment Mobility Aids and Guiding. http://www.fivestartraining.co.uk/index.html Force Ten have been in business since 1967 and since 1989 have become one of the foremost suppliers of technology for the Independent Living, Education, Leisure and Employment needs of the Deaf, Blind and Visually Impaired and now also Mobility. This company is based in Surrey and supplies to individuals and organisations nationally.http://www.forcetenco.co.uk/about_us.asp LifeStyle Access Mobility provides inspired solutions for disabled people and for those concerned with the care and treatment of people with all types of disability. LifeStyle Access recognise that the lifestyle desired by the UK's 10 million people with disabilities goes way beyond the familiar mobility equipment and aids to daily living currently on offer from most companies in this field, and set out to give everybody's abilities and interests the best possible opportunity to develop. This company is based in Central London and supplies to individuals and organisations nationally. http://www.lifestyleaccess.com/ Yakkety-Yak Multimedia Company are unique in the ability to offer a complete Multimedia package, merging innovative audio / visual opportunity coupled with sales and marketing, thereby bringing companies a quality cost and time effective project scope, providing one key point of contact throughout the project / campaign imperative when deadlines have to be met. All projects can be designed for accessibility. Possible funding opportunities for disabled people - Where can you get it? For Employment The Access to Work Scheme - For Equipment and / or Assistance at work Computer equipment for use at home AbilityNet PO Box 94 Warwick CV34 5WS Tel: 01926 312847 / Fax: 01926 311345 Textphone: 01926 312847 / Helpline: 0800 269 545 Email: enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk Further and Higher Education Skill: The National Bureau for Students with Disabilities Chapter House 18-20, Crucifix Lane London SE1 3JW Textphone: 0800 068 2422 Helpline: 0800 328 5050 Email: info@skill.org.uk For students with visual impairments: RNIB Education and Employment Information Service Royal National Institute for the Blind 105 Judd Street London WC1H 9NE Tel: 020 7388 1266 / Fax: 020 7388 2034 For students with hearing impairments: RNID 23 Featherstone Street London EC1Y 8SL Tel: 0808 808 0123 Textphone: 0808 808 9000 Fax: 020 7296 8199 E-mail: informationline@rnid.org.uk Benefits Benefit Enquiry Helpline Tel: 0800 882200 / Textphone: 0800 243355 Provides general advice on disability benefits. Disability Alliance Universal House, 88-64 Wentworth Street London E1 7SA Tel: 020 7247 8776 / Fax: 020 7247 8765 Textphone: 020 7247 8776 / Helpline: 020 7247 8763 Social Care Services Direct Payment Scheme - please make contact with your local Social Services Department The Independent Living Fund PO Box 7525 Nottingham NG2 4ZT Tel: 0845 601 8815 Fax: 0115 945 0945 Textphone: 0845 601 8816 E-mail: funds@ilf.org.uk Provides grants for domestic help and personal care to people with severe disabilities on a low income. Disabled Living Foundation 380-384 Harrow Road London W9 2HU Tel: (020) 7289 6111 / Fax: (020) 7266 2922 Provides further information and booklets about funding sources Funding for wheelchairs and motor vehicles Mobility Trust 50 High Street Hungerford, Berks RG17 0NE Tel: 01488 686335 / Fax: 01488 686336 Email: mobility@mobilitytrust.org.uk Provides funding for mobility equipment for anyone with a disability. Motability Goodman House, Station Approach Harlow Essex CM29 2ET Tel: 01279 635666 / Fax: 01279 632000 Helpline: 01279 635999 Provides you with a range of services to help you buy or lease a car or wheelchair. Alternative sources of finance for vehicles and adaptations Mobility Advice and Vehicle Information Service (MAVIS) O Wing Macadam Avenue Old Wokingham Road Crowthorne, Berkshire RG45 6XD Tel: 01344 661066 Textphone: 01344 661000 Email: mavis@detr.gov.uk Queen Elizabeth Foundation Mobility Centre, Damson Way, Fountain Drive, Carshalton, Surrey. SM5 4NR Tel: 020 8770 1151 / Fax: 020 8770 1211 Mobility Information Service Unit B1 Greenwood Court Carmel Drive, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. SY1 3TB Tel: 01743 463072 / Fax: 01743 463065 / Email: mis@nmuck.freeserve.co.uk Housing Adaptations Foundations Bleaklow House, Howard Town Mills, Glossop SK13 8HT Tel: 01457 891909 / Email: info@foundations.uk.com Other sources of funding Directory of Social Change Stephenson Way London NW3 2DP Tel: 020 7209 5151 If you cannot find one at your local Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) or your local library please call the number shown above. Useful Contact websites: Ministers at the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) http://www.dwp.gov.uk/aboutus/ministers.asp National Organisations: For up-to-date information on disability issues, please visit the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) website at: www.drc-gb.org The Centre for Accessible Environments www.cae.org.uk/ The British Deaf Association (BDA) www.britishdeafassociation.org.uk The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) www.rnid.org.uk/ Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People www.cacdp.org.uk/ The Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) www.rnib.org.uk Deafblind UK www.deafblind.org.uk The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities www.learningdisabilities.org.uk Social Care Institue for Excellence (SCIE) www.scie.org.uk Library Related Access Network www.cilip.org.uk/accessnetwork CILIP Community Services Group www.cilip.org.uk/csg Also, Social Inclusion and Libraries: a Resource Guide www.cilip.org.uk/groups/csg/si/index.html The Network - tackling social exclusion in libraries, museums, archives and galleries: www.seapn.org.uk Other organisations Age Concern www.ageconcern.org.uk Better Government for Older People www.bettergovernmentforolderpeople.gov.uk Centre for Policy on Ageing www.cpa.org.uk 19-23 Ironmonger Row, London EC1V 3QP Tel: 020 7553 6500 Help the Aged www.helptheaged.org.uk Other Companies that provide impartial advice on disabilities: Cragside Consultants Limited www.cragside.com Disability Legislation and Publications Legislation Disability Discrimination Act 2005 http://www.disability.gov.uk/legislation/ddb/draft-ddb.asp The Act, which received Royal Assent on 7 April 2005, is the final step in meeting the Government's 2001 Manifesto commitment to extend rights and opportunities for disabled people. It means that the Government has put into place all of the remaining measures (i.e. those not already legislated on using Regulations) that it supports arising from the recommendations of the Disability Rights Task Force. Approved Document Part M - Amended 2004. Access to and use of buildings. M1 Access and use. M2 Access to extensions to buildings other than dwellings. M3 Sanitary conveniences in extensions to buildings other than dwellings. M4 Sanitary conveniences in dwellings - DETR - The Stationery Office, 1998 BS 8300:2001 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people : This code of practice will help you to make the relevant changes to your property. BS 8300 explains how to design the built environment to make it fully accessible. It will help you overcome restrictions that prevent anyone from making full use of premises and their surroundings. The recommendations cover a wide range of impairments and activities. BS5588:Part 8:1988 Fire Precautions in the Design, Construction and Use of Buildings - Code of Practice for Means of Escape for Disabled People - BSI Disability Discrimination Act 1995 - The Stationery Office, 1995 Disability Discrimination Act 1995: Code of Practice: Rights of Access, Goods, Facilities, Service and Premises DfEE - The Stationery Office, 1999 Deals with the duties placed by Part III of the DDA on those providing goods, facilities or services to the public and those selling, letting or managing premises. Disability Discrimination Act 1995: Code of Practice: Elimination of Discrimination in the field of Employment against Disabled Persons or Persons who have had a Disability DfEE - The Stationery Office, 1996 Deals with the duties placed on employers by Part II of the DDA. Disability Discrimination Act 1995: Code of Practice: Duties of Trade Organisations to their Disabled Members and Applicants DFEE - The Stationery Office, 1999 L24: Workplace, Health and Safety: Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 - HMSO, 1992 Other Publications A Design Guide for the Use of Colour and Contrast to Improve the Built Environment for Visually Impaired People Dulux Technical Group, ICI Paints, 1997 Based on findings from `Project Rainbow', a research project carried out by the University of Reading. Access Policies for Local Plans RTPI / Access Committee for England, 1993 Sets out proposals for incorporating policies for people with disabilities into local authorities' local plans. Access to ATMs: UK design guidelines by Robert Feeney - CAE, 1999 Design principles and guidance for those who design, manufacture, install and maintain ATMs. Barrier-Free Design by James Homes-Siedle - Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996 Buildings for All to Use: good practice guidance for improving existing public buildings for people with disabilities by Sylvester Bone - Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA), 1996 Good practice guidance for improving existing public buildings for people with disabilities. Building Sight by Peter Barker, Jon Barrick, Rod Wilson HSMO in association with the Royal National Institute for the Blind RNIB, 1995 A handbook of building and interior design solutions to include the needs of visually impaired people. Designing for Spectators with Disabilities Football Stadia Advisory Design Council, 1992 Guidance for designing stadia that are accessible and meet the requirements of Part M of the Building Regulations. Designing for the Disabled: the new paradigm by Selwyn Goldsmith - Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997 A new vision that obliges architects to rethink the methodology of designing for disabled people. Easy Access to Historic Properties English Heritage, 1995 Guidance in relation to achieving access in historic buildings (now out of print). Guidance on the Use of Tactile Paving Surfaces DETR - The Stationery Office, 1997 Personal Emergency Egress Plans Northern Officer Group, 1993 A practical manual on how to plan and implement the management elements of a fire safety strategy for the safe evacuation of disabled people. Specifiers' Handbooks A compact A5 series for designers and specifiers on the design and performance criteria for access products and specialist equipment. 1: Electrical Controls by Tessa Palfreyman - CAE, 1990 2: Wheelchair Stairlifts and Platform Lifts by Stephen Thorpe - CAE, 1993 3: Automatic Door Controls by Ann Sawyer - CAE, 1995 4: Internal Floor Finishes: improving access for all by Vin Goodwin - CAE, 1997 Tourism for All: providing accessible visitor attractions by Bob Donaldson - English Tourist Board, 1994 Designing access that allows more people to get at and enjoy visitor attractions. Wheelchair Template by Stephen Thorpe - CAE Invaluable design tool for drawing appraisals and in the creation of drawings to ensure accessible layouts and detailing. Widening the Eye of the Needle: access to churches for people with disabilities by John Penton - Church House Publishing, 1999 Focuses on the alteration and operation of existing churches and associated buildings but also covers new churches.

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