By October 2004, local authorities will be required to make all their loos accessible to disabled users.

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Today, restaurants and trains and libraries must be accessible to disabled patrons.

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Beginning this week, most public swimming pools, wading pools and spas must be accessible to disabled people to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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What the law will do is to ask people to consider making religious services accessible to disabled people as a matter of course - it is not a cast iron rule that every church, mosque, synagogue or temple has to have a wheelchair ramp.

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The redevelopment will include a new club megastore, museum, cafe, a family information centre, pitch-facing hospitality facilities, including a 500-plus capacity room, and a larger accessible lounge for disabled supporters.

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The ADA mandated nothing about existence of a meaningful market with accessible products and services needed by disabled people.

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"BSI is delighted to have had the opportunity to work with the DRC to develop best practice guidelines for commissioning accessible websites, and to help provide disabled people with increased access to information, products and services online, " he said.

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Mr. Malito said the governor appeared to be focused on access for the disabled and drew comparisons with London's wheelchair-accessible fleet.

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"An accessible and integrated transport system is vital if disabled people are to be allowed to achieve full social inclusion, " said RADAR chief executive, Kate Nash.

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Advocates for the disabled say there is "no excuse" for public pools not to be accessible.

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