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
• Have a place to store mobility and/or medical equipment (eg beach wheelchair, hoist, oxygen).
• Provide a detailed map of our facility, which includes accessible features and identifies any existing access barriers.
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
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 an appropriate area for toileting an assistance dog
• 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.
• Tactile tiles prior to steps and other hazards
HEARING
• Staff are trained in communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss
• Have telephones which are compatible with hearing aids
• Have TVs with captioning option
• Have volume controlled phones
• 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 an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
• Have a wheelchair accessible toilet
• Have a wheelchair accessible shower and change room
• Provide wheelchair access to pool
• Provide wheelchair access to gym
• Have a pool ramp/hoist enabling entry into pool
• Provide a low height counter suitable for a person using a wheelchair or a person of small stature
• Have two (2) wheelchair accessible parking spaces with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed
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