| DDA is an abbreviation for the Disability Discrimination | | | | Passenger lifts are important and very convenient in |
| Act which applies to individuals who have disabilities in | | | | larger commercial premises as they allow individuals to |
| their life. The act is to help the lives of people with | | | | quickly and safely exit the building and enter the |
| disabilities easier and covers all aspects of public | | | | building. Not having the correct access into your building |
| transportation, employment and education. Public and | | | | can make it incredibly difficult for disabled people as |
| commercial buildings that are accessible need to | | | | without passenger lifts they are unable to move |
| adhere to the DDA as access in the building and | | | | around easily. |
| around the building has to cater for individuals with | | | | As well as passenger lifts being convenient they are |
| disabilities. The DDA recommends that buildings should | | | | also attractive. No longer are passenger lifts ugly grey |
| be installed with passenger lifts which carry individuals | | | | monstrosities, there is a choice of colour, styles and |
| up and down stairs within a building. | | | | you can even choose the passenger lift decor to |
| The most common type of lift for people with | | | | match the rest of the building allowing it to blend in with |
| disabilities is a platform lift. Platform lifts are most | | | | its surroundings. Whatever your platform lift |
| suitably designed to transport wheelchair users safely | | | | requirements they come in many different styles to |
| from ground floor level to upper levels. Different types | | | | suit your needs. You can have vertical lifts that will |
| of platform lifts are available for disabled people who | | | | transport individuals up to 9 metres and you can even |
| use wheelchairs to move around, these include | | | | have models attached to stairs enabling people to |
| hydraulic wheelchair lifts, electric wheelchair lifts and | | | | travel up and down stairs easily and safely. |
| stair lifts. Having a platform lift installed for wheelchair | | | | Under the Disability Discrimination Act all building |
| access avoids the need of having a ramp installed | | | | owners must provide easy access for entry and exit |
| which can be quite costly. | | | | into buildings. It is their responsibility to ensure that |
| Installing suitable platform lifts can also help with | | | | buildings are accessible for all types of people disabled |
| access as they can transport people from floor to | | | | or not, this can be done by ensuring that all lifts fully |
| floor quickly and safely. Larger commercial models can | | | | comply with the DDA. |
| rise to a height of 9 metres and even higher. | | | | |