New Building Product - Ezi Lifts

Ezi lifts, also known as Ezi-elevators

Ezi Lifts was established to support the ever growing need for access in residential and commercial buildings for the disabled market.”

Product benefits:

·        Offer products for emergency evacuation from buildings when lifts and elevators are inaccessible

·        Suitable for both private and residential buildings

·        Designed for safety, durability, ease of use and aesthetic appeal

·        Quick installation time in the industry

·        Also a 24 month guarantee

Residential / disabled elevators were an essential amenity to 94 000 home owner’s world-wide in the last year. The number of residential elevators grows as builders and buyers discover the advantages.

If you want more information on this product follow these links:

http://ezilifts.co.za/

http://www.ezi-elevator.co.za/

Ezi-elevator is also a Port-Elizabeth based company. The thinking behind the establishment of the company was that to date mostly imported units were used at relatively high prices and the aim was to manufacture lifts in South-Africa which comply to international safety specs and could be delivered at a more affordable price.

Among others, Ezi-elevators has installed an elevator at Kabega Police Station as a result of the court ruling made in 2006 arising from a disabled person suing the state due to the inaccessibility of the first floor where the pay office was situated at the time. 

They also installed elevators in the Supreme Court Building in Grahamstown, Polokwane Disater Control Centre and The Vodacom Regional Offices in East-London.

Contact them on the following details:

Tel: 041 453 7931

Fax: 041 453 7936

Cell: 082 657 1255

Email: ezielevator@gmail.com

Did you know - The Disability Discrimination Act

Did you know the disability act? … This is a question I get confronted on a daily basis!

Since the new Sans 10400 was introduced this is something I do not take lightly. Putting yourself in their shoes, what would your reaction be when you are refused or not able to access a public building?

I want to recall from the following website (http://www.dartford.gov.uk/buildingcontrol/dda.htm); the Disability Discrimination Act.

"The Disability Discrimination Act" (DDA) makes it unlawful for service providers to treat disabled people less favourably than they would treat other people for reasons related to their disability, when offering or providing goods, facilities or services. Compliance would mean easy access into a building and movement around and within buildings, particularly shops and places of entertainment. Service providers are obliged to make permanent alterations to the physical fabric of premises, fixtures, fittings, finishes, furniture, equipment or materials when providing an auxiliary aid, this requirement of the DDA took effect from 1st October 2004.If you do not own the building from which the service is provided, you should negotiate with your landlord.

Again from another website: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/RightsAndObligations/DisabilityRights/DG_4001068

“Disability rights in everyday life" - The 'Disabled people's rights in everyday life' page is about the parts of the Equality Act 2010 that provide protection from disability discrimination. There is separate information about how the Act affects your rights in different areas of life. This includes accessing and using the services of shops, cafes and banks.”

Also see: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/RightsAndObligations/DG_4019061

Get more involved and take note of your surroundings… Everyone doesn’t have life as easy as most of us! Being disabled is a challenge every day; let’s help to take that extra step for them and make things easier.