Any way here is a "for example case "
Hi Guys
Right Please don't take this the wrong way its just some thing to give you an insight on what Disabled people have to go through and if you could see it through our eyes
Right you all possible know I was in a real bad car crash young guy hit me at 65 to 70MPH while I was stationary
any way long story short my back has shot it I need to take my time or I will be in a wheel chair its that simple . .
Hence I don't do a lot of stuff and you always see me sitting down while your track building and some times I don't Marshall only because my back is playing up OK
JamesG wrote:Gazza has raised a valid point with regard to disabled access. I know the equality act prevents disabled people being put at a disadvantage but I'm not sure how it applies to private clubs.
I can have a look into it unless someone knows.
How it applies to private clubs ?
Discrimination and reasonable adjustments
Under the Equality Act 2010 it is unlawful for service providers to treat disabled people less favourably because they are disabled.
More info here
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeo ... DG_4018353
I'm not into off road as most of you know its Just an option I think
OUR club could have as its at the planning stage then now's the time to act so to say
if not then lets say you have built a rostrum and you now have no way of getting up there ?
So you put in stairs for your self's that's nice. . so you have put stairs in for you self but that does not help disabled people
So lets play fair then now. . . How about a rope so its the same for every one . .. (
think about it )
But for an extra fee Daz Lee can get some stairs built . .
"The cost of all this......including fixings and fitting is between £300-£350".
So you have provided help for you selfs but now left out the Disabled person . . . This is now classed as discrimination
No of course you want stairs cause its easy well that's fine so now consider a mud bank say next to the rostrum if that helps
May I just bring to your attention that when we race indoors there was a rule that the fire exit doors are to be kept shut and not to be used yes . . . .
Well for me and My bad back its real hard to get up them stairs some times so if you see me going out the Fire exit to get my Pills from the car please don't slam shut the door cause your cold I'm not doing it on purpose I'm doing it because
I AM DISABLED
Well do you remember the young lad who came in a wheel chair
Yo do
Great now tell me how he can get out with this rule in place ?
I don't know him personally but is this why he does not come any more just a thought
Also the tables at the top end run at 90degree from the wall and go right to the edge of the carpet again any wheel bound driver is now stuck in the corner
How about putting the tables parallel would this be better
But he now races at Ardent a lot along with another wheel chair bound driver
My next point I would just like to say is when we have Bad weather like the snow and we had to use the top Car Park . .
Now hands up those that Parked in the
Disabled bays . ..
I know for a fact I could not and had to park way up the top end so on one occasion I went back home
So please consider us disabled people with access to the toilets as well
Gazza