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Minister challenges construction proffessions to do more on Inclusive Design

On the 20th November Communities Minister Stephen Williams set out the gauntlet . . . encouraging all the major professional bodies to do more to promote inclusive design and projects that respond to end user needs. Its a great idea, and one which we hope will be seen through to the end. All too often inclusive design and accessibility issues are not properly understood by project teams. Most design teams lack the knowledge to get it right and more importantly they never really sit down […]

Yes there is a buisness case, but lets not forget the legal risks . . . .

Lately the government and various organisations have been talking a lot about the business case for accessibility. The problem is that they very rarely point out that there is a legal risk for those organisations who are found lacking on accessibility. In this article for the RICS Property Journal we reflect on progress since the original Disability Discrimination Act, looking at what’s changed and what the future holds in terms of risk. The Test of Time, RICS Property Journal September […]