Provision of Building and Services Access Audits
Provision of Design & Access Statements

Access matters to disabled people. It allows them independence when pursuing business, leisure and lifestyle activities. They want to have the same opportunity to make choices and to be as spontaneous as other people.

Service providers already have a duty to make changes to the way they provide their services to disabled people.

The safest option is to assume you should be adjusting your services and arrange for an Access Audit. Ignore this and your company could be open to potential legal claims on the grounds of discrimination, which could cost you thousands of pounds.

You will need to look at all aspects of access including physical barriers, practices, policies, procedures and facilities. There is a great danger of businesses spending a lot of money doing the wrong things, or doing the right things but not to the correct specifications.