(Comment on this article)Inclusion not exclusionArticle Topics: Advocacy, Discrimination,
Article types: Point of View,
Submitted By: Robin Kettle View Submitter's Profile (ukrobin) | I find it very disturbing to read Disability Discrimination (DDA) reports by many Access Consultants currently working within the UK only to find that Learning Difficulties and the many hidden disabilities are very often not taken into account when considering the needs of people with disabilities.
It needs to be understood that disabled access does not simply mean a wheelchair getting through a doorway or catering for visual and hearing impairments. Yes these are important but people with learning difficulties far out number wheelchair users and this needs to be fully understood to enable our society to include and therefore cater for all disabilities.
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Disability is a vast subject with many many variations all of which need equal consideration for access and safe egress as well as the inclusion into every day life and every day activities.
I myself do not consider myself classified with ‘learning difficulties’ but as a physically disabled person I do appreciate the need to cater for all disabilities.
Robin
www.access-auditing.com |
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