MOBILITY scooter users have been urged to nominate accessible shops and businesses for an award.
Boots, Newport, has become the first shop to receive an accessibility award from Isle of Wight Shopmobility, which loans mobility scooter users for people to shop in Newport.
Following the introduction of the 2010 Equality Act, shop owners are required to make reasonable adjustments to steps, doors, lifts, toilet and parking facilities to ensure their premises are accessible to disabled people.
A Shopmobility spokesperson said: "With more than 350,000 mobility scooter users in the country, it makes sense for shop owners to increase the income these users can bring.
"The number of mobility scooter users is increasing by about ten per cent each year and both our Island residents and visitors find them invaluable.
"Rather than complaining about mobility scooter users, let's congratulate them for getting out and about and taking part in Island life."
To nominate a shop for an accessibility award, e-mail IW Shopmobility at info@iowshopmobility.org.uk or call 718950.