Mark Harper, Minister of State for Disabled People launched The Accessible Britain Challenge on Thursday 4 September.
The vision of the Accessible Britain Challenge is for communities to become more inclusive and accessible by engaging and working with disabled people to remove barriers that get in the way of them being full and active contributors in their community.
The Department for Work and Pensions are keen to get all communities looking at ways to make all aspects of life more accessible for those with disabilities. While much of this attention is focused on principal authorities it is pertinent for parish councils to look at those areas they have responsibility for - play areas. allotments, burial grounds, particularly the premises in which you hold your council meetings and your website.
More information and good practice case studies are here on the .gov.uk website
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