It's a simple equation which is often overlooked in planning means of escape for those with disabilities. The Disability Rights Commission has been working with a number of large businesses to advise them on providing suitable access and user friendly facilities. DRC Chairman Bert Massey said, "To be doing very little for your disabled customers is no longer an option". Business and the public sector alike are budgeting for the creation of ramps for wheelchair access, installation of specially adapted lifts, vision panels and wider entrances and internal doors; the list is endless. However, unless provision is made for egress, this expenditure has merely created a new set of problems in terms of emergency evacuation.
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