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Access Guide

  • General Access
  • Communication
  • Vision
  • Hearing
  • Physical - Mobility
  • Physical - Wheelchair
  • Accessible Customer Service

GENERAL ACCESS

 Accept the Companion Card
 Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
 Website meets WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards (https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/)
 Have a place to store mobility and/or medical equipment (eg beach wheelchair, hoist, oxygen).

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
 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)
 Have an appropriate area for toileting an assistance dog
 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, jetties, piers and other hazards.

HEARING

 Caption all entertainment (TVs, live shows, performances)
 Have TVs with captioning option
 Have a low noise reception areas with hearing loss friendly acoustics and adequate lighting for viewing facial expressions (includes common areas which are free of background noise, background music)

PHYSICAL - MOBILITY

 Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
 Have grab rails in the bathroom
 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 step free access to the conference or function room
 Have accessible seating areas in theatrette
 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 at two wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed
 Have a wheelchair accessible toilet
 Have clear space between furniture and exhibits for a person to manoeuvre a mobility aid

ACCESSIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE

 Meet and greet when you arrive
 Use the "my must know" as your advocacy statement, so we know...