GENERAL ACCESS
• Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints and discussing feedback regarding accessibility issues/barriers.
• Accept the Companion Card
• Employ people with disability
• Trained staff in disability awareness
• Ask all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met
• Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
• Have a place to store mobility and/or medical equipment (eg beach wheelchair, hoist, oxygen).
• Provide assistance with booking arrangements
• Have measurements of key access points and features such as doorway widths via Cérge Virtual Tour
• Access is limited to front entry point for wheelchairs and prams
• Staff provide guided access to lower level which is via carpark into court 1
COMMUNICATION
• Use Cérge as our digital concierge to support personalised customer service
• Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
• A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility
• Trained staff in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges
• Provide clear, concise internal and external directional signage throughout your facility.
VISION
• Provide information in large print
• Provide digital communication materials (hard copy information is also available on line)
• Use easy read fonts in our signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial)
• Have Exit signs which are visible at a ground level (high level signs are difficult to see in a fire)
• Have handrails on all our stairways
• Have effective lighting throughout facility.
HEARING
• Have volume controlled phones
PHYSICAL - MOBILITY
• Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
• Provide seating in common areas including reception area. Seating provided is a variety/range and include some with back rests and arm rests.
PHYSICAL - WHEELCHAIR
• Have step free outdoor pathways
• Provide easy, step-free pathways (clear of obstructions) to all indoor and outdoor areas (includes picnic areas, barbecues and indoor and outdoor areas
• Have step free access to into our business premise
• Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
• Have four wheelchair accessible parking spaces with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed
• Have a wheelchair accessible toilet
• Have a wheelchair accessible shower and change room
• Provide wheelchair access to gym
• Have clear space between furniture and exhibits for a person to manoeuvre a mobility aid
ALLERGIES AND INTOLERANCES
• Trained staff to respond to allergic reactions
• Adhere to The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation
• Have equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epipens and defibrillator