My advice woudl be to have a specific parking bay allocatted for disabled users, I woudl think that this is a reasonable accommodation. In addition, a disabled driver may require extra space when alighting from the car so a standard parking space would not be sufficient. a specific parking bay shoudl be allocated as aprt fo the standard requirements for any parking area, there should be more than one space rpovided for disabled blue permit holders.
The rate is approximately 5% of the total number of parking spaces shoudl be made specifically for disabled drivers with the correct measurements, blue EU markings, signage etc.
Kind regards
Tina Lowe
Campus Accessibility Officer
Access & Lifelong Learning
Level 1
James Joyce Library Building
Ph: 01 7167564
Fax: 01 7167503
http://www.ucd.ie/openingworlds/
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From: Accessibuilt list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Graham Findlay
Sent: 06 June 2013 11:04
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Subject: allocation of blue badge bays in flats
Hello,
I wonder if any members had some suggestions about the following conundrum re: a block of flats and blue badge parking provision
The car park management company has suggested to a disabled leaseholder that he should request an allocated disabled parking bay from the housing association who manages the flats. If they agreed to this they would reduce the rights of the remaining 96 leaseholders who would then have the right to use 69 parking spaces on a first come, first served basis rather than their current right to use 70 parking spaces on this basis.
Could the granting of exclusive use of a bay to a disabled leaseholder be deemed a “reasonable adjustment”? Or should the housing org adopt a similar approach to residents on-street BB parking bays (ie. that any blue badge holder can park in the bay?) I would probably lean towards the latter, but any thoughts appreciated.
Background below from Housing org:
We have been working with the management company to come to a fairer solution. Now the residents have been issued with 2 new permits; a residents parking permit and a visitors parking permit. There have been 5 visitors spaces allocated, specifically for visitors - with their permit and 62 non visitor spaces, with 3 DDA compliant disabled bays. It is the latter that my query refers.
As we do not have a one parking space per flat allocation, how do we approach the number of disabled bays? And as the parking spaces are not allocated, do we have to allocate disabled bays specifically for individuals who are disabled? Do they have to specifically all be DDA compliant?
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