Disability Act 2005 - What the Office Must Do

The Office is bound by sections 25, 26, 27 and 28 of the Disability Act 2005.

Section 25 requires the Office to ensure that areas of its building(s) to which the general public has access are accessible to people with disabilities.
Section 26 requires the Office to ensure that its mainstream public services are accessible to people with disabilities insofar as this is practical and appropriate. If it considers it necessary, the Office must help persons with disabilities in accessing its services. Where it is appropriate the organisation must have available to it, appropriate expertise and skills to advise the public body in ensuring that its services are accessible.
Section 26(2) requires the Office to appoint an "Access Officer" to provide or arrange for, and co-ordinate, the provision of assistance and guidance to persons with disabilities in accessing its services.
Section 27 requires the Office to ensure that goods or services purchased by it are accessible to persons with disabilities.
Section 28 requires the Office to ensure that information imparted by it, is provided in an accessible format to persons with disabilities.