{"id":3919,"date":"2022-02-17T14:22:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T14:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=3919"},"modified":"2023-11-29T14:57:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:57:46","slug":"do-i-need-a-dda-access-audit-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/do-i-need-a-dda-access-audit-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I Need a DDA Access Audit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3919\" class=\"elementor elementor-3919\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb4f78c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fb4f78c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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a<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df946c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7df946c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DDA Access Audit?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26c6a31\" data-id=\"26c6a31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-714ee7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"714ee7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94ef759\" data-id=\"94ef759\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a596a elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"43a596a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd56615 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd56615\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ffec78\" data-id=\"1ffec78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb90a54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb90a54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">An Access Audit (also known as a DDA audit, Disability Discrimination Act Audit, or Disabled Access Audit) is an assessment of a building or facility, an environment, or a service compared to best practice standards to benchmark its accessibility to disabled people. The key element to refer to is Northern Ireland\u2019s Technical Booklet R.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The audit will consider what is reasonable for your building or services. Factors will include the size of your organisation, the age of your building, and location. Our reports set out clear recommendations in the form of an action plan with priority ratings to enable you to plan for the next three to four years.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Access Audits help you to understand your obligations, they identify barriers to disabled access and a range of options to address these barriers. Implementing its recommendations will enable you to demonstrate that you have adopted a reasonable approach and you will be improving access for disabled people and many other users.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What are the standards?<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Technical Booklet R is published by the Department of Finance and Personnel, it provides guidance to Northern Ireland\u2019s Building Regulations 2012. An audit should also have reference to other publications where relevant, British Standards BS 8300:2018, and any sector-specific guidance issued such as for railways or healthcare provision.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As innovation and new ideas emerge, not everything is covered within standards that would be useful to consider for your site. A good Access Consultant will therefore be able to select relevant new ideas and concepts that improve accessibility and inclusion.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What is the DDA?<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Northern Ireland, the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 sets out how disabled people have rights in employment, access to goods and services, the management of property, and education. The DDA defines disability as \u201ca physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person\u2019s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Organisations that provide products, facilities, or services to the public, cannot discriminate against a disabled person. This is defined as:<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00b7 Disabled people being treated less favourably than others and the treatment is for a reason relating to the person\u2019s disability, and this treatment cannot be justified.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00b7 There is a failure to make a reasonable adjustment for a disabled person.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So what does an audit cover?<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our audits look at all aspects of a disabled person\u2019s journey to your site and through the site. From getting there to the entrance, reception, restroom facilities, communal and office spaces, and any other area that may be accessed. Audits also consider wayfinding, emergency egress, lifts, and stairs.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our DDA Access Auditing team<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Direct Access team all have lived experience of disability combined with NRAC Registered or International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) certificated Access Consultants status. We work across Northern Ireland with a wide variety of clients including Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Causeway Coast &amp; Glens Heritage Trust, CeX, several architectural firms in Belfast, and others.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We also work closely with schools where the Special Educational Needs and Disability (NI) Order applies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9e6cb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9e6cb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc1fab0\" data-id=\"fc1fab0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e728e73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e728e73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88c3afb\" data-id=\"88c3afb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e53612 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"0e53612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/direct-access-to-audit-science-museum-groups-medicine-gallery\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">Previous<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">Direct Access to audit Science Museum Group&#8217;s Medicine Gallery<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/glasgow-report-highlights-disability-discrimination-2\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--label\">Next<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Glasgow report highlights disability discrimination<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do I need a DDA Access Audit? 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