<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Accessibility</title><link>http://www.caterersearch.com</link><description /><language>en-gb</language><copyright /><generator /><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:30:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>How to... make your garden accessible</title><link>http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/10/342221/how-to.-make-your-garden-accessible.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/10/342221/how-to.-make-your-garden-accessible.htm</guid><description>The area outside your hotel can be a profitable addition if access is easy, says Arnold Fewell </description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Access all areas</title><link>http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/10/342216/access-all-areas.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/10/342216/access-all-areas.htm</guid><description>Held six months before the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tourism for All's "A Market to Win" conference spelled out the size of the opportunity for operators who make their business open to all. 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Legal expert Nicola McMahon explains how to ensure you don't discriminate against disabled workers </description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to... make restaurants more accessible</title><link>http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2011/11/29/341357/how-to.-make-restaurants-more-accessible.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2011/11/29/341357/how-to.-make-restaurants-more-accessible.htm</guid><description>My eldest daughter, Karen, is a coeliac. It means she can't eat gluten. This is not a life choice like a vegetarian or a vegan, it is an illness. 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The Access Statement Online Tool, launched...</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:34:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>In this week's Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine...</title><link>http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2011/07/29/339586/in-this-weeks-caterer-and-hotelkeeper-magazine.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2011/07/29/339586/in-this-weeks-caterer-and-hotelkeeper-magazine.htm</guid><description>In this week's Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine... Are you missing out on a £100m market?... The people behind the Hard Rock Cafe's success... The Olympics: are you in training?...</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why we should all take accessibility seriously</title><link>http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2011/07/15/339370/why-we-should-all-take-accessibility-seriously.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2011/07/15/339370/why-we-should-all-take-accessibility-seriously.htm</guid><description>The way to attract and retain the accessibility market is for common sense understanding, says Pride of Britain chief executive Peter Hancock... </description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to... create an accessible bathroom</title><link>http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2011/06/24/338983/how-to.-create-an-accessible-bathroom.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2011/06/24/338983/how-to.-create-an-accessible-bathroom.htm</guid><description>At a time of difficult trading it is astonishing that hospitality businesses don't take the disabled people market seriously. I am a permanent wheelchair user and I stay in hotels at least 100 nights a year.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Accessibility – Ramp it Up</title><link>http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2011/06/17/338785/accessibility-ramp-it-up.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2011/06/17/338785/accessibility-ramp-it-up.htm</guid><description>As Caterer launches a major new awareness campaign, we examine the financial rewards available for those who embrace accessibility and offer simple and affordable steps to broadening your appeal </description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ramp it Up – 10 recommendations for legal compliance</title><link>http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2011/06/17/338783/ramp-it-up-10-recommendations-for-legal-compliance.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2011/06/17/338783/ramp-it-up-10-recommendations-for-legal-compliance.htm</guid><description>The Equality Act came into force on 1 October 2010. The Act consolidates and brings together previous equality laws including the law on disability discrimination. Operators are under a duty to make reasonable adjustments to the provision of their services to accommodate people with disabilities.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
