can anyone advise on what parts of disability law a new care home would have to meet?

 e.g. does accommodation have to be wheelchair accessible?

 thanks

Ned

I sat back on answering this because I'm not sure and I thought somebody else would be able to give you more reliable information. However nobody else has so I'll have a go but take this as my 'understanding' rather than hard fact.

I think that if it's a new building it must have wheelchair access

If it's an old building but is acting as 'an arm of the government' (ie taking clients paid for with public money) then it must also have wheelchair access.

But, as I said, I'm not sure - I just seem to remember someone saying that to me once.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,

Stuart

 I guess the important bit of legislation would be the Disability Discrimination Act

Would your local authority have someone you could get advice from?