Businesses and service providers
The Disability Discrimination Acts of 1995 and 2005 require you not to discriminate against disabled people in the provision of your goods and services.
Where appropriate, you must make reasonable adjustments to enable you to provide a service to disabled people on an equal basis with other customers
An access audit reviews the access into your building and to facilities, and egress in an emergency.
You may be surprised how little some adjustments may cost, yet give a big impact on accessibility!
All our advice is specific to your business, it is prioritised, and can be budget costed.
We provide :-
- Access Audits
To identify what your business needs to do to make its premises and services accessible to disabled customers. A starting point for an access strategy, informing decisions on maintenance or refurbishment of premises.What is in an access audit? - Acquisition Audits of premises
An overview of the access issues for your business relocating to a property, prior to lease or purchase. - Review of business policies, practices and procedures for access or egress by disabled people, including communication strategies.
- Website We work with experts in accessible web design to ensure that the 'public face' of your business is easily useable by all potential customers
- Ongoing advice and support on access strategies
Providing access for all potential customers gives you the largest possible market for your services.
With up to 8.5 million people in the UK with a disability, it makes sense to be 'open 4 all'
