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All Service Providers The DDA Affects You Do Not Ingnore This Article

by: David Cant

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Part Three applies to all "services Providers"?that is, anyone who provides goods or services to the public, whether for profit or not. Accordingly, the scope?of the DDA is enormous, covering for example churches, retailers, schools,?leisure facilities & hospitals.

DID YOU KNOW?

On 2nd December 1996 it became unlawful for service providers to treat a disabled person less favourably than a non-disabled person for a reason relating to their disability.

ARE YOU AWARE?

Since 1st October 1999 Service Providers have been obliged to:

- Alter practices, policies or procedures that make it impossible
or unreasonably difficult for a disabled person to use their services; and

- Provide Auxiliary Aids or services to assist a disabled person to
access their services.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW?

Since 1st October 2004 Service Providers are obliged to have made reasonable adjustments to any physical features of their premises which present a barrier to access for disabled people. This must be done by altering, removing or adjusting building features, or by providing a reasonable means of avoiding a feature which presents the barrier to access.

If you are unsure whether the DDA 1995 affects you and your business and need further information then you can contact us at www.centralsafetyconsultancy.co.uk and someone will more than happy to help.

About The Author

David Cant is Qualified DDA access auditor who owns his own consultancy practice Central Safety consultancy Service Limited operating throughtout the UK. if you have any questions regarding health and safety you can drop him an email if you so wish at david@centralsafetyconsultancy.co.uk.

Mom Starts Home Business Teaching Parents To Sign to Their Hearing Babies

Mom Starts Home Business Teaching Parents To Sign to Their Hearing Babies

by: Liz Folger

You've just had this beautiful baby. And then it happens…they cry, they fuss and you have no idea what it is they want. What's worse is that for the next 13 to 15 months you're going to have little clue why this new beautiful bundle of joy is upset.
But do you really have to wait that long?

"Research has shown that while babies may lack the fine motor skills to speak, they do have the ability to understand and use language as early as 6-7 months. And given the right guidance, they have lots to say - with their hands."
Says Diane Ryan, Kindersigns founder, a certified speech and language pathologist, and an expert when it comes to teaching babies sign language.

So what does this mean exactly? Is Diane telling us that we don't have to wait until our babies are talking for us to know what they want? This almost sounds too good...

Mom Starts Home Business Teaching Parents To Sign to Their Hearing Babies

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Importance of Vitamins In Your Life

Importance of Vitamins In Your Life

by: Olivia Harding

Natural vitamins are those organic food substances which are found only in plants and animals, i.e., living things. The body is not able to synthesize or manufacture vitamins (although there are a few exceptions to this). Because of this, they must be supplied either directly in the diet, or by way of dietary supplements. Vitamins are vital if our body is to function normally. They are absolutely necessary for our growth, general-well being and vitality.

Vitamins cannot be assimilated without ingesting food. This is why it is suggested that vitamins must be taken with a meal. They help to regulate the body?s metabolism, assist in forming the bone and tissue, and help convert fat and carbohydrates. However, one must remember that vitamins cannot replace food.

We shall now look at the importance of each of the vitamins by turn.

Vitamin A

? Repair & growth of body tissues...

Importance of Vitamins In Your Life

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Just Say "No" To Depression!

Just Say "No" To Depression!

by: Dr. Isaac Schumann

Depression is believed by the medical profession to be the most prevalent disease of our time. The fear of developing heart problems or cancer alone is enough to cause tremendous stress and accompanying depression. There is a tremendous malaise circulating our world today. Both the medical profession and the media are constantly "warning" us of the dangers and probabilities of different diseases, some of which seem more than likely to shorten our life span. For instance, if there is cancer in your family, you're most likely going to get it! And of course, if cancer is not threat enough there is always the West Nile virus, Bird flu, AIDs and a host of other diseases to frighten us...

One thing is for sure, we will never hear the end of calamities that are likely to beset us, whether from disease or some other form of challenge we may face. It seems inevitable that there will always be ?something?...

Just Say "No" To Depression!

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All Service Providers The DDA Affects You Do Not Ingnore This Article