On October
1st will YOUR work meet new Disability Legislation…?
The Disability Discrimination
Act came fully into force on 1st October 2004. Architects,
Designers and Specifiers need to act now to ensure buildings
for which they are responsible meet its requirements.
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Sound solutions
to assist the hard of hearing
Facilities such
as lifts and ramps are typically the first thought when
considering equal access for the disabled. But the Disability
Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) requires provision be made
for all types of disability – including hearing impairment.
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Contacta’s
First Class Induction Loop Service - at a Post Office
Near You
When
the Post Office decided to provide induction loop technology
in its network of 16,000 sub-Post Office branches across
the country, it needed the most versatile and cost-effective
solution available – as well as a supplier capable
of meeting such a large order. Contacta was appointed
and rose to the challenge delivering one unit to each
sub-Post Office branch across the country in just over
3 months.
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InfoLoop -
A Sound Success at Lloyds TSB
Lloyds TSB, recently
awarded the ‘Louder than Words' Charter by the RNID, chose
Contacta as its supplier of induction loop systems. In
this major programme, the Lloyds TSB branch network was
fitted with InfoLoop technology – a project encompassing
over 2000 branches throughout the UK.
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Helping Sainsbury's
Assist their Customers
Contacta have negotiated
a major contract with Sainsbury's to supply and fit InfoLoop
induction loop systems in all their stores. The InfoLoop
systems will provide assistance for the hard of hearing,
as required by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
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Portable InfoLoop:
The Versatile Desktop Induction Loop
Contacta Portable
InfoLoop is the UK’s most versatile and cost effective
induction loop system for face-to-face meetings. This
easy-to-use desktop unit provides assistance for hearing-aid
wearers wherever required, and can help compliance with
the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 wherever a service
is provided to the public.
