‘Hypocrite!’ Minister for disabled people sparks anger over inaccessible HQ Harper’s failure to ensure access for disabled constituents emerged just as his department’s press office promoted a new high street access survey which found that a fifth of shops exclude wheelchair-users, two-thirds of retail staff have no training in dealing with disabled customers, and two-fifths of restaurants have no accessible toilet. But neither Harper nor his Westminster office have been answering calls for at least the last three days. A Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) spokesman declined to say whether he had seen the minister, and said the question was “a bit ridiculous”. Harper said in a press release that the high street survey, by accessibility experts DisabledGo, showed that the retail and hospitality industry should “look at what more they can do to better cater for disabled people”. He said: “This isn’t just about doing what’s right. Businesses are missing a trick by not doing more to tap into this market… Improving accessibility is a no-brainer.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:06:33 +0000
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