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disability friendly

means that a fitness establishment has complied with the following in order to meet the needs of a person with a disability:

a) with regard to its facility:
i) The shower and toilet area must be accessible for a person in a wheelchair in terms of South African Bureau of Standards;
ii) If a pool is available, the deck of the pool must be accessible for a person in a wheelchair; and
iii) A person with any disability should be able to train his or her full body in every mode (strength, flexibility, cardiovascular, etc.) at a fitness establishment.
b) with regard to its equipment:
i) A wheelchair should be able to move freely between all the equipment of the fitness establishment;
ii) Sufficient equipment must be in place at the fitness establishment to enable the person with a disability to train his/her full body in all different modes as referred to in par. (c) (iii) above;
iii) The said equipment should be well marked for a person with visual impairment; and
iv) Specialized equipment for a person with a disability must be available at the fitness establishment.
c) with regard to its personnel, a qualified assistant must be present at a fitness establishment to assist a person with a disability at all time: Provided that if the person with a disability is accompanied by his/her personal assistant, the personal assistant may assist the person with disability free of charge but takes over the responsibility of the qualified assistant of the fitness establishment and is fully responsible for the person with a disability;
d) with regard to emergency procedures, sufficient procedures must be in place to assist a person with a disability in the case of an emergency in the fitness establishment; and
e) with regard to safety standards for disabled persons in general, a fitness establishment must have at least the following available for disabled persons:
i) a defibrulator;
ii) a fist aid kit for disabled persons; and
iii) sufficient number of staff that is specifically trained to assist disabled persons;