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A collegue has posed this question as they have a disabled member of staff due to join them shortly. The offices in question are quite new and on one level, there are plenty of washroom and toilet facilities but not necessarily adajacent to the teams work area.
The concern is over the distance that a disabled member of staff should have to travel to get to a suitable toilet facility, our thoughts are that this would come down to risk assessment based on discussion with the individual, which would give an insight in to their needs and expectations.
His concern is that there may actually be specified minimum/maximum distances for this which would have implications for seating arrangements.
Has anyone any experience on this or pointers that I can pass on?
Many thanks
Annic
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The DDA appears to ask for resonable adjustments and are not definitive on distance as this will depend on the diadility, if you are deaf your disability has nothing to do with mobility so distance is of no consequence. As you say the risk assessment can lead to what is required for the person, it may just be that you put them in an office or at a desk that is close to the washrooms.
Remember to carry out the fire risk assessment for Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan(PEEP'S) this is a requirement under the RRO (fire safety).
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