Published on Wednesday 7th October 2020
In support of Purple Tuesday (a change programme to make the shopping experience accessible for the disabled); we have listed a few recommendations to benefit shop owners and service providers.
In support of Purple Tuesday (a change programme to make the shopping experience accessible for the disabled); we have listed a few recommendations to benefit shop owners and service providers.
Physical barriers can prevent disabled customers from accessing goods and services. Barriers can include steps, stairways, kerbs, exterior surfaces and paving, parking areas, building entrances and exits.
Please note that the Equalities Act does require service providers such as shops to make reasonable adjustments for the disabled.
Adjustments can include:
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Not all disabilities are visible – some are hidden and not immediately obvious, such as learning difficulties, mental health as well as mobility, speech, visual or hearing impairments.
Training on such conditions can improve staffs’ understanding and confidence when serving different types of shoppers.
A disabled toilet is recommended to accommodate people with physical disabilities. Individuals with reduced mobility find them useful, as do those with weak legs, as a higher toilet bowl makes it easier for them to stand up.
Otherwise, a changing unit can assist individuals with more profound and multiple learning disabilities. As well as a space to give carers the necessary assistance required when moving a patient from a wheelchair to a toilet and changing bed.
Our ramps and steps can provide wheelchair access to such facilities. >>Click for our changing unit case study<<
Purple Tuesday is about creating a step change improvement in the awareness of the value and needs of disabled customers. It is about making the customer experience accessible.
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