disability

Frontline staff training on disability awareness for all staff at the Housing Department 0
- HOME Local news, Local news
- July 11, 2018
The Ministry of Equality delivered disability awareness training to all Housing Department staff last week. This training was a continuation of the training already delivered by the Ministry of Equality to Government Departments, Agencies and Authorities. A number of departments have already benefitted from this training including the Gibraltar Tourist Board, Cultural Services, the Ministry
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Document R regulations commence 0
- Local news, Side Main
- June 22, 2018
All new building works, future building applications and any modifications that require building or planning approval will have to be fully assessable, as Document R of the Building Rules came into effect yesterday. Document R addresses all aspects of building and is aimed at improving accessibility to buildings and structures. It has been adhered to
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Inclusive bench design puts space in between 0
- Local news, Side Main
- June 13, 2018
A team from Gamma Concepts led by Ruth Massias Greenberg has made it to the final of an international competition called Street Seats with innovative idea for a bench designed around the needs of wheelchair users. Billed as “a physical manifestation of inclusivity”, the team’s B_tween Bench incorporates a space for wheelchair users to sit
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