OBAN & DISTRICT ACCESS PANEL

Constitutional objectives

3(i) To relieve the needs of persons residing in or visiting Oban and District, (which District, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be defined as including North Argyll, the Islands of Mull and Iona, Coll, Tiree, Colonsay, Lismore and other small inhabited Islands in the vicinity of North Argyll) who have a mobility or sensory problem. (i) To promote the welfare of people with disabilities throughout Oban and District. (a) promote the participation of disabled people in issues concerning individuals at local, district and national level, (b) act as a consultative body, informing both service providers and planners of the needs of disabled people, (c) monitor, review and seek to influence, as consumers, the policies and procedures of Argyll and Bute Council (being the local authority), and/or any other service provider, highlighting under provision and bringing this to the attention of the above agencies. (d) seek to improve the collection and dissemination of information relevant to disabled people, (e) promote awareness through training, education and action in order to remove the social, attitudinal and economic barriers which prevent disabled people from fully participating in the community, so as to achieve full citizenship, equal opportunity and maximum independence within society. (f) act as a focal point in receiving and pursuing all issues for and on behalf of people with disabilities, (g) promote access to all public buildings, areas and facilities in Oban and District for disabled people and for the attainment of the foregoing, provided it shall seem necessary or desirable, to promote, or assist or oppose proposals for the use or development of public buildings, areas or facilities.