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News Release from: Dorma UK | Subject: The Disability Rights Commission
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 October 2004
DORMA Chosen By The Disability Rights
Commission
The Disability Rights Commission has chosen DORMA to help demonstrate its own high standards of compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) at its new London headquarters.
The Disability Rights Commission has chosen DORMA to help demonstrate its own high standards of compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) at its new London headquarters in the Grays Inn Road The principle behind compliance with the DDA, Part III of which comes into force in October this year, is that by making 'reasonable adjustments' to the physical features of a building it becomes just as expedient for a person with disabilities to access, move around in and safely exit the premises as it does an able-bodied person
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 21 May 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Disability Rights Commission occupies a complete floor in the building and prior to moving in a refurbishment programme included the installation of ED 800 low energy door operators, in pairs and singles and DORMA CS compact slide operators.
In total over twenty units have been fitted at the new headquarters.
Designed to make access easier for the disabled The ED 800 is a low-energy swing door operator designed specifically to provide easier access for people with disabilities.
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A range of operating modes allows the door to be opened under power when required and used manually at other times - alternatively, it can be set to allow permanent automatic powered operation.
Left or right hand, push or pull operation, actuated by various methods such as wall switch, push pad, or remote control are all available, as is an adjustable hold-open time.
The DRC have installed push pads with all ED 800's in their new premises.
The DORMA CS compact slide operator is an elegant, extremely slender unit, measuring only 100mm x 100mm, around a quarter the size of comparable operators available on the market.
It is suitable for a wide range of sliding door applications and can be used with all the common door profiles.
The sleek unobtrusiveness of the unit though makes it particularly useful in applications where the doors contain large glazed areas, as is the case at the Disability Rights Commission where the doors are designed to maximise the amount of light in the premises.
Reliability is an important issue too, as The Disability Rights Commission head office is a busy environment.
Intent on putting things right The DRC was established as an independent body in April 2000, by an Act of Parliament, to stop discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people, of which there are nearly 9 million in the UK.
Many people with disabilities do not know the rights and assistance they are entitled to in their daily lives and employers and service providers are often unsure how they can help.
The Commission works with all these groups in a number of different ways to find practical solutions that can hopefully benefit everyone.
In the first three years of operation alone, the DRC Helpline received 242,000 calls.
Despite the Disability Discrimination Act, disabled people in the main do not have the same chances in life that many take for granted and the DRC is doing its utmost to put that right.
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