wheelchair access for all clubs to see

[jaysllim]

right i have asked chris hardisty if i could post the emails i have recieved of him regarding wheelchair access.so here they are for all the clubs to see,so now everybody knows as much as i no.

Hi,

Firstly I’m very sorry to hear about your circumstances that have led to you requiring wheelchair access.

We do have a responsibility to cater for wheelchair bound members of the BRCA. This is, of course, a difficult thing to implement. We collect your disability on the new database to “flag” any possible issues for anyone who has a disability. It’s early days as phase two is actually collecting the data from clubs so see how well they can cater for various disabilities. Although we haven’t got a listed number of clubs that stipulate disabled access it is quite proper for you to ask. So all you need to do is tell us where you wish to race and we will ask the question of the club. If they are unable to cater then we will investigate what is needed.

The above will not get wheelchair access permanently at every track but it will make it so an “open” competition is just that i.e. open to all with no disadvantages.

Any club that is unwilling to comply with making the effort does not get the opportunity to run Nationals. Any club that positively discriminates against disabled access is not welcome in the BRCA. Obviously there may be certain limitations such as access to a particular site i.e. you have to be able to get to the track, they cannot be responsible for access, but once you are there then the club should make every effort to cater for all.

The club you relate to needs to be made aware and then we, the BRCA, can make local authorities aware of your plight. This removes the burden from the club and places the issue with the local authorities. We can apply pressure in this area to get assistance.

Hope this helps.

Look forward to you reply.


Regards,


Chris Hardisty, BRCA Chairman

and this is the 2nd email


Hi,

I don’ have any issues with you posting “appropriate” content or complete sentences from any email as long as it reflects the original content.

I would suggest a hydraulic platform as access rather than a ramp. The latter uses up too much space. I would also suggest an approach to some of the “mobility for disabled” specialists for this equipment. Being able to put a business plan to a local council with solutions attached are more likely to get a positive response instead of the usual “can’t do “ that civil servants are trained to say.

Hope this helps.

Cheers.


hope it helps all the clubs