[Acrylic-bob]

>> Not quite sure why Acrylic-Bob wishes to take issue with having diabled loos available.<<

I take issue, if that is what I am doing, because it seems indicative of the general "one size fits all" approach to problem solving that the current government adopts. The business I run relies on people being agile and fit to handle heavy weights and be manually dextrous and in full posession of all five senses. The installation of a loo for disabled folk might be a nice idea but it is a waste of resources and floor space and adds unnecessarily to the maintainance bill, since it will never be used ( which is perhaps not strictly true, we actually use it as a store room).

I agree that there has to be a place in the workforce for the disabled, it would be foolish and blinkered to suggest anything else. Just as it is foolish and blinkered to suggest that those who are so disabled that they require special toilet facilities might find employment in all areas of the workplace. How many visually impaired people would you employ to decorate cakes, or how many deaf people would you employ in a call centre and still hope to have a business left at the end of the year?
Can we we not keep some sense of proportion and tailor the solution to the problem rather than have central government insist that it knows better than we do. I would have more respect for politicians and government if they started treating us as responsible adults rather than as feckless and wilful children.