BUILDING SURVEYING ASSIGNMENT

Building surveying Assignment

Building surveying Assignment

Introduction

Over eight million people in the UK have some degree of disability, for example mobility or sensory impairment or learning difficulties. However, the benefits of providing full access at all sports facilities extend far more widely: to the young and old, the fit and not so fit, parents with pushchairs, and people carrying large sports bags and cumbersome equipment. The following guidance will help make sports facilities more accessible and easier to use for everyone. (Nixon 2008: 29-43)

Feasibility Study Of The Proposed Scheme

The feasibility study has been carried out, with a view to exploring the need for:

greater cooperation among disability service providers in sharing information about the services they provide, availability of services and so on

sharing of services among service providers

a one stop shop for people with disabilities living in the Bray area to find out what services exist.

The focus of the feasibility study concentrated on the following areas:

Identifying existing disability service providers in the Royal Yachting Association (RYA), including profiling the services that they provide and gauging their interest in cooperating with a future facility that could act as a one stop shop or clearing house for disability services in RYA.

Exploring with service users and carers their levels of knowledge about disability services in RYA; gathering information on how they accessed their current services; identifying the blockages they experienced in gaining access to services; gauging their interest in the concept of a one stop shop. (Maas 2001: 21-36)

This feasibility study aims to give the RYA Disability Cluster Group some options for progressing a worthwhile project in shared services in the future.

Overview of Irish Disability Policy Context

Recent developments in disability policy and legislation will result in many changes in the future service provision for people with disabilities. The Disability Act (2005), with its assessment of need framework and focus on person-centred planning in service delivery, recognises the person with a disability as having choice and opportunity. Assessment of need for the under fives came into effect from June 1, 2007 and assessments for over 18's and for those between 5 and 18 will follow in due course. The National Disability Strategy in 2005 was hailed as a landmark in the future development of disability services. The strategy included commitments by six government departments to include people with disabilities in their service provision. Future service provision (both state and voluntary) was copper fastened with a multi annual funding package. (Legg 2002: 85-95)

Disability is also specifically referred to in the government's partnership agreement Towards 2016. Towards 2016 views disability as part of its life cycle approach and states its vision as having an Ireland where 'people with disabilities have to the greatest extend possible, the opportunity to live a full life with their families as part of their local community”. The text further asserts that every person with a disability should have access to appropriate services be they health, education or social services.

While there have been advancements in disability legislation and policy over the past ...