The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) aims to end the discrimination that many disabled people face and gives disabled people a number of rights.

  
 

As an employer you should be able to show that you have taken all reasonable steps within your business to provide an environment where anyone, regardless of any disability can work and have equal access to your goods, facilities or services.

Business owners can get quite anxious about these regulations but in general any changes required to meet the regulations will be balanced by common sense, for example, you would not be expected to install a lift in a listed building, but you might need to provide opportunities for employees to work remotely if they couldn't physically get into the office.

 
 
 
  If you are a small to medium business undertaking an audit to ensure that your business is compliant is not that difficult once you have an understanding of the expectations of the act, but in some cases it become time consuming and prove to be a stretch on resources and a distraction from your main objectives.
  
 
SMEO offer businesses a service that provides a comprehensive assessment of your organisation to ensure that you are meeting current legislation and the needs of those who suffer from disability without detracting from your day to day operation, we will;
  • carry out a comprehensive audit of your premises with full regard to the requirements of the act
  • provide a full report with any recommendations that will enable your business to meet the requirements of the law
  • carry out training for you and your personnel on what the act means to them and to the disabled
  • review your company policies to ensure that there is nothing that could be misinterpreted as being contradictory to the act
  • offer advice on how you can use the audit to promote your business as one who supports equal opportunities
  • keep you up to date on any new legislation in advance of it coming into force
  
  If you would like to know more about our DDA audit, why not give us a call and we can provide an outline proposal. Or if you prefer complete an online enquiry form.  
     
 
 
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