We have been running an accountancy business on a High Street for 4 years, and have knocked through to the building next door (also a former high street business) and now the council say we have to have a disabled access & toilet (we currently have no wheelchair users as clients mind you)- no problem say we, we will fit one to the sliding doors at the rear of the property, as a ramp on the high street would block the pavement Now they are saying that this "discriminates" against the disabled, because they have to go to the rear, therefore we should CLOSE OFF our lovley high street front door to our newly built reception area and force ALL clients to use the rear wheelchair ramp as our only entrance so as not to upset the hypothetical disabled clients! These buildings have been used as high street business premesis for 40 years, and NONE of the dozens of shops in the street have even one disabled access. Why me? I am fuming, I can't believe it. I'm going to my MP. Your Views?
2006-08-31
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