Malcolm,
For current members of the Access Association in Scotland, contact Claire
New who is the Association's membership Secretary. Her e-mail address is
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With regard to the designation of Access Professionals, the term was derived
from Disabled Persons Access Officer and has been used as 'Access Officer'
since about 1991. As 'Access Officers' tend to work in a wider field of
access for disabled people, I would suggest that the person who suggested
changing the name should consider that merely dealing with countryside
issues would be designated 'Countryside Officer' and not 'Countryside Access
Officer'.
Cheers, John.
John Gregory
Access Officer
Cherwell District Council
Environmental Services Dept
DDI. 01295 221630
Fax. 01295 264394
Email. [log in to unmask]
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Web. http//www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk
-----Original Message-----
From: Malcolm Crate [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 10 May 2004 11:15
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Access Officers in Scotland
Hi All
I am trying to contact all local authority Access Officers
in Scotland with
a view to setting up a Scottish Region of the Access
Association.
If anyone out there is interested in getting involved please
get in touch.
Unfortunately there is a problem in that letters I sent to
"Access Officers"
are being forwarded to "Countyside Access Officers" as each
Scottish
Authority has in the last year or so employed people to take
on this role.
One reply I have had back suggested that the title Access
Officer was
innapropriate and the Access Association should use a
different name!!
Having now checked it does appear that in Scotland the
Scottish Executive
recognises the title Access Officer to mean Countryside
access on the back
of the Land Reform Act.
Any suggestions for a more suitable name that would reduce
confusion?
Malcolm Crate
Access and Building Standards Manager
Department for Sustainable Communities
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Tel: 01851709325
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