The
Church of Scotland is committed to:
♦
taking all reasonably practicable steps
to
deliver
the appropriate level of access, physical, intellectual, and
spiritual, for all people to the services provoded by the
Church
♦
ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements
relating
to
disability discrimination
♦
ensuring that the measures taken to improve access
for
people
with disabilities are compatible with the conservation
interests of its building
♦
encouraging congregations and Councils
to
take
appropriate steps to make all members (including office
bearers), adherents, staff and volunteers aware of the
importance of not discriminating against people with
disabilities and to ensure that these representatives of
congregations and councils receive appropriate training
♦
promoting accessibility
by
ensuring
that information on accessibility is available in an
appropriate form (for example, that the times of services are
accompanied by an appropriate direction of access, so that no
confusion or difficulty is created for those who have physical
and/or learning disabilities)
♦
ensuring that arrangements relating to access
for
people
with disabilities are regularly reviewed
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