Free disability discrimination assessment offered to SMEs

A free service launched for small- and medium-sized businesses to asses whether they are meeting their legal obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).

The online service, Access Assessment, has been created in partnership with the Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (RADAR) to help companies conform with the DDA, which requires that they make their products and services accessible to customers with disabilities; or that they at least have plans in place to do so, with proposed timelines and budgets.

Companies who use the assessment can use the results to identify areas of their business which need to be amended in order to comply, along with potential costs and timelines. The Action Plan also includes advice on making changes which improve access to good and services but which cost nothing to implement.