Accessibility Certificate made legal requirement, like Food Hygiene Certificate

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

I am a disability access assessor, a wheelchair user and have a sight impairment. I assess venues on their accessibility and provide a rating, I believe this should be displayed in the window and available online like a food hygiene rating so others can access this information before visiting.

I have created an online accessibility guide for my local county and would like the businesses I assess to be required by law to display this rating. It is important that these ratings are given by people living with disabilities to ensure they are accurate. There should also be a separate rating for physical and sensory impairments.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

There isn't currently a nationally recognised certification system for disability access that could be displayed, so we aren't sure what you would like the Government to do.

You could start a new petition asking the Government to set up a scheme which rates venues on their accessibility and to make this a legal requirement, if that is what you would like.

Timeline

9 Oct 2018	Petition opened for signatures
15 Oct 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Oct 2018

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