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May 2021
Accessibility for all becomes top priority for Harrogate shops
A number of Harrogate shop keepers have called in a local charity to help them become more accessible for disabled customers.
Disability Action Yorkshire is working with some retailers on Commercial Street in a move that it is hoped will also make them more profitable.
The spending power of disabled people and their families, known as the purple pound, is estimated to be worth £249 billion and increasing each year.
Josh McCormack, Disability Action Yorkshire’s think access co-ordinator, has been advising businesses.
Mr McCormack recommended the owner of The Cheeseboard, which is a small store and has a step in the entrance, put a sign in the window saying, "If you can’t come into to us, we will come out to you".
This informs customers with wheelchairs or prams that they are welcome and can get help.
Mr McCormack said:
The charity has said it is keen to work with shops across the Harrogate district that want to become more accessible.
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Gemma Aykroyd, the owner of The Cheeseboard, said:
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