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Why? Any reasonable organisation would have more designated bays than are needed every day. If a student is very temporarily disabled, why shouldn't s/he use one of the spare bays? -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of O'Callaghan, Loretto M J Sent: 20 October 2004 10:18 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Parking query Non official blue badge holders should never be allowed to park in designated bays for disabled users -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of P.Satchell Sent: 20 October 2004 09:50 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Parking query Anna Some thoughts: Perhaps you could introduce an internal 'blue badge' type scheme. ie a University issued parking permit that is provided to disabled students with mobility problems and would be treated by your parking wardens (or whoever) as conferring the same right to use allocated bays as a Blue Badge. Although this individual may not be a student at your university you presumably have your own students who are in a similar position, ie disabled but no badge. If you don't want to extend this to non-registered students perhaps a loan system would work. Student presents himself to library desk with evidence that he's entitled to use the library and that he has been accepted as having mobility difficulties. He is then loaned a permit for the duration of his visit which he then returns at the end of the day. Phil Phil Satchell Access Centre Manager, The Open University. Tel 01908 858214. Fax 01908 655402 -----Original Message----- From: Anna Malone [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 19 October 2004 11:32 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Parking query I have been contacted by someone who experiences mobility difficulties and has asked us to provide him with an occasional, regular parking space on campus. He is using the library as he is a student on a course at a college where we validate their courses. He is not a student of the university. At the moment we provide free, accessible parking for all students or visitors who have a blue badge. This person does not have a blue badge - he did apply for one but his application was turned down. We are an inner-city campus with very limited parking - there is very little parking on campus for students, with the exception of blue badge holders. We obviously want to do the best we can for this person but we do not have enough parking spaces to provide accessible parking for people who do not have a blue badge. This person has suggested that under the DDA there is no distinction between a disabled person and a disabled person who has a blue badge - reasonable adjustments must be made and this includes accessible car parking in his case. Although we appreciate his point, we know, for example, that if a person without a blue badge was parking on a public highway or car park in a space reserved for a blue badge holder, then that person would be liable to a fine or clamping and so this suggests that there is a difference. Also, if there is no difference, then why have the blue badge scheme at all? I am unsure where to go from here. Has anybody else encountered this situation? Many thanks for your help, Anna Anna Malone Trainee Disability Adviser Disability Support Office University of Manchester LG27 John Owens Building Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL Tel - 0161-275-8523 Fax - 0161-275-7018 Minicom - 0161-275-2794 Text - 07899 663512 / 07899 658790