Meridan State College

Access Guide

General Access
Communication
Vision
Hearing
Physical - Mobility
Physical - Wheelchair
Physical - High support needs
Allergies and Intolerances

GENERAL ACCESS

• Trained staff in disability awareness

• Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)

• Provide a detailed map (‘Mobility Map’) of your facility, which includes accessible features and identifies any existing access barriers.

• Have a place to store mobility and/or medical equipment (ask customer service teams onsite for support)

• Have measurements of key access points and features such as doorway widths, with Cérge Virtual Tour

COMMUNICATION

• Use Cérge as our digital concierge to support personalised customer service

• A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility

• Trained staff in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges

• Use communication boards to support communication

VISION

• Provide information in large print

• Provide digital communication materials (hard copy information is also available on line)

• Have an appropriate area for toileting an assistance dog

• Have handrails on all our stairways

• Have effective lighting throughout facility.

• Have tactile tiles prior to steps, ramps, jetties, piers and other hazards.

• Use easy read fonts in our signage and communication materials

HEARING

• Have volume controlled phones

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

• 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 an accessible public toilet which is unlocked

• Have wheelchair accessible picnic tables

• Provide portable hoist

• Provide portable commode chairs

• Have at least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed

• Provide easy, step-free pathways (clear of obstructions) to indoor and outdoor areas

• Have a wheelchair accessible toilet

• Have a wheelchair accessible shower and change room

• Provide wheelchair access to gym

• Provide a low height counter suitable for a person using a wheelchair or a person of small stature

• Have wheelchair accessible transport options available for school transport

• Changing Places facility

• Accessible bathrooms are located throughout the school

PHYSICAL - HIGH SUPPORT NEEDS

• Have rooms which are interconnecting

• Have a Changing Places or Lift & Change toilet with a hoist and adult change table

• Have a bathroom which is fully accessible.

• Have a bathroom which is fully accessible and equipped with ceiling/floor hoist and adult change table.

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