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
• Website meets WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards (https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/)
• Provide details regarding the location of your business and provide a map which indicates the closest town and proximity to the local railway and coach station, include accessibility information about your local area.
• Provide a detailed map (‘Mobility Map’) of your facility, which includes accessible features and identifies any existing access barriers.
• Provide assistance with booking arrangements
• Have measurements of key access points and features such as doorway widths via Cérge Virtual Tour
COMMUNICATION
• Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
• Provide clear, concise internal and external directional signage throughout your facility.
VISION
• Have Braille and tactile signage on all information and paths of travel
• Provide information in large print
• Use easy read fonts in our signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial)
• Trained staff in customer service for people with vision loss (training would incorporate way finding and communicating with people with vision loss)
• Have audio enabled lifts
• Have raised tactile buttons in our lifts
• Have handrails on all our stairways
• Have Exit signs which are visible at a ground level (high level signs are difficult to see in a fire)
• Have effective lighting throughout facility.
• Have tactile tiles prior to steps, ramps, and other hazards.
HEARING
• Have a hearing loop
• Staff are trained in communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss
• Have visual alerts for emergencies (Include flashing light)
PHYSICAL - MOBILITY
• Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
• Use non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
• Have grab rails in the bathroom
PHYSICAL - WHEELCHAIR
• Have step free outdoor pathways
• Have step free access to into our business premise
• Have lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
• Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
• Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles