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Hi, I've been contacted by a 4th Year Building Surveyor student looking for answers to the following questions. If anyone could help him, please either e-mail him back at [log in to unmask] or I'll try to pass on anything I can. Many thanks, Robert Softley [log in to unmask] 1. Does the government currently provide grants for businesses that have a disabled employee, to help with the cost of adaptations? If yes can you please provided some information. 2. I have read that the government has reportedly set aside £11 million to help smaller business in meeting the cost of adaptations to comply with the final stage of the 2004 Act, is this a true figure or do you know of any other grants/money’s available from the government? 3. At present is it possible to get grants to adapt your home? Can you please provide some information? 4. As part of my dissertation I have carried out a case study of a primary school to find out all the required adaptations a public building will need to comply with the Act. Can you advise if an industrial kitchen requires being adapted? 5. Can you advise if a public building e.g. a school would require just 1 unisex disabled toilet for teachers and pupils? Would this be the same for other public buildings? 6. Once the final stage of the Act is implement in October of this year, do businesses have to carry out the required adaptations and alterations within a set time? 7. Do you think the final stage of the 2004 Act, has been publisised enough to make building owners and occupiers aware of the need to comply and how to do this? If no can you please give in your opinion more effective means of informing building owners and occupiers?