Hi John,
If I read your description correctly, the school are saying that the car
park is private and not a public facility. If so, I think that this would
exclude them from doing anything to assist the parent. They would not be
covered under DDA as it is not a service.
If anything, and I doubt whether it is possible, SENDA is the appropriate
legislation. However, not being an educational authority, I am not too
familiar with SENDA and all its nuances. I will consult one of my
colleagues who may know more.
Regards.
John.
John Gregory
Access Officer
Cherwell District Council
Tel. 01295 221630
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From: John Rainey [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 26 November 2004 12:46
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Subject: [ACCESSIBUILT] School Parking
Hi All,
I am hoping one of you out there may have had the same
problem as me and was
able to successfully solve the problem.
A school in my area, like so many others throughout the
country, does not
have a drop-off point or, a car park, to assist parents when
either bringing
children to school or, picking them up again. The school has
a procedure
whereby they lock the vehicular access between 8.30am and
3.45pm to prevent
parents driving up to the school. There is no room for
vehicles to turn in
the staff carpark once the staff have taken up all the
parking bays.
One of the parents has a heart condition that prevents her
from walking more
than 10 meters without taking a substantial recovery break.
This parent has
asked the school to allow her access to the staff carpark in
order to drop
off and pick up her child.
The school has now asked me to determine if are they
required, under the
DDA, to provide a member of staff to unlock the gate each
time this parent
arrives as well as providing an accessible parking bay. They
tell me the
price £15,000 for a full security CCTV and powered gate,
costs too much for
this to be an option. I believe that doing nothing is not an
option and I
believe there must be a lower level security system out
there that will
allow vehicular identification so that the gate can be
opened remotely from
a school office.
If you can offer some advice I would be grateful,
John
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