Access Audit Information
ACCESS AUDITS CHECKLISTS
1. Approach, routes and street furniture
2. Car parking
3. External ramps
4. External steps
5. Entrances
6. Reception areas and lobbies
7. Corridors
8. Internal doors
9. Internal ramps
10. Internal stairs
11. Lifts
12. Platform lifts and stair-lifts
13. WCs: general provision
14. WCs: wheelchair users
15. Internal surfaces
16. Facilities
17. Wayfinding
18. Lighting
19. Acoustics
20. Means of escape
21. Building management
Access audits
Access audits are a useful starting point in assessing the current state of accessibility and usability of existing buildings.
Building which are designed or adapted bearing in mind the access needs of people with different disabilities are likely to be more flexible and make it easier for employers and service providers to meet the requirements of the DDA. An access audit can form the basis of an ongoing access action plan. CAE’s film Access Audits; a planning tool for businesses uses a case-study approach to explain what an access audit is and how its recommendations can be used to improve a business’s premises and customer service.
ORGANISATIONS
British Standards Institution [BSI] - http://www.bsigroup.com
Centre for Accessible Environments - www.cae.org.uk
PAMIS [Profound and Multiple Impairment Service]
Springfield House, 15-16 Springfield,
The Dundee DD1 4JE - www.dundee.ac.uk/pamis
Royal Institute of British Architects [RIBA] - www.architecture.com
DisabledGo - www.disabledgo.com