hi all, resent the blow from the dis-form mailbase list.
can you help, please send replies to both this list and to carrie direct.
>Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 12:43:56 +0100 (GMT Daylight
>Subject: reasonable adjustments!!!
>From: carrie dwan <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
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>I have just met with the manager form our sports centre,
>who is extremely anxious about all of the new legislation
>coming into play.
>Problem - When he proposed building modifications, he was
>told that due the sports hall winning architure awards
>during the 1960's for design etc, no building modifications
>can be made!!(unless thay are small, inside the building
>and not permanent fixtures ie they can be removed easily!!!)
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>Does anyone have any info on how this can be overuled, and
>if there are any ways around such a problem.
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>Does QAA, DDA and human rights act have any bite behind it,
>with issues like this one????
>
>Cheers
>
>Carrie
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>Carrie Dwan
>Project Worker
>HEFCE Special funding programme
>Improving provision for disabled students
>The University of Liverpool
>150 Mount Pleasant
>Liverpool
>L69 3GD
>Tel:0151 794 6689
>Facsimile:0151 794 4718
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Adrian Higginbotham.
SURFACE, Salford University, Research Focus on ACcessible Environments.
http://www.scpm.salford.ac.uk/surface/
tel: 0161-2954939
tele-work 01625-263590
mini-com 0161-2953599
fax: 0161-2955011
University of Salford, Bridgewater building, Salford, M7 9 NU.
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