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OVERVIEW
- Business Overview
- Bookings
- Emergency Management
- Other Information
- Guide Dog and Service Animals
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GENERAL
- Pre-arrival, arrival and reception
- Cognitive Impairment Support
- Car Park and Access amenities
- Entry
- Lifts
- Internal Spaces
- Public areas
- External Paths
- Public Toilets/Adult change facilities
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COMMON AREAS
- Parks and gardens
- Parks and Gardens Access/Entry Image(s)
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Overview
General
Common Areas
Business Overview
The business has the following products/services available
Our business caters for the following disability types:
Limited mobility
Wheelchairs or mobility scooters
Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre
Bookings
The business offers the following methods for bookings and enquiries:
Phone
Webportal
Emergency Management
Exit signs are clear and easy to see
Exit doors are able to be opened by all occupants
Exits to the emergency evacuation point does not include stairways
The business identifies guests who need additional assistance should an emergency occur by:
first instance would be guests in wheelchair, frail seniors or using a mobility scooter
The procedure for assisting guests who need assisted rescue is:
Emergency services/Unsure
Other Information
For bookings made onsite, the ticket booth/counter/box office is accessible for people using a wheelchair
The business accepts the companion card
Guide Dog and Service Animals
The business provides a secure area with shade and water for service animals
The business provides the following services for services animals:
water, and access to the building
Pre-arrival, arrival and reception
The business has the following in place to support guests during pre-arrival, arrival and reception
There is a reception/public entryway.
Seating available at reception
A lower counter at reception/ticket office
A clipboard to allow check-in/ticket purchase whilst seated
Lighting in the reception area is even and glare free
Information and maps are available in written form
Additional Information from the business
The following steps are in place to ensure that people with fatigue related to their disability are not disadvantaged by long wait times:
multiple counters and available staff to service more than one customer at a time
In addition, the following further information can assist guests:
Visitor space with comfortable seating, where staff can provide information to the guest in this space if required.
Cognitive Impairment Support
Documents are available in plain English for people with cognitive impairment (This may include instructions, guides, menus and general information)
Car Park and Access amenities
The business has the following Car Park and Access amenities
A drop off zone
Designated disabled parking bays
Level or ramped access from the car park to the entrance
The accessible entrance is clearly signed from the parking bay
The public transport services available are:
Signage
In addition, the following further information can assist guests:
Any method that would improve accessibility would be considered in the new location
Entry
The business has the following amenities/systems in place for entry
A drop off point close to the entrance
A path of access to the building is slip resistance and even
A path of access to the building is clear of obstruction
Self opening entry doors or fitted with a self closer
Glass doors are fitted with a visual sighting strip
The entry door is a minimum of 850mm wide
There a clear space of at least 1500mm x 1500mm in front of all doors.
The entrance door mats have a thickness less than 13mm and a width of 7500mm or greater
In addition, the following further information can assist guests:
As the electronic door entrance is still yet to be installed, I envisage that there would be a sign on the door to alert visitors to the doors being automatic.
Lifts
In addition, the following further information can assist guests:
single story
Internal Spaces
Clear and unobstructed routes through and between buildings
Interior walls are matte or low sheen
Floors, walls, counters and furniture are of contrasting colours
Floor surfaces are hard or short pile carpet
Seating is available for guests unable to stand for long periods
All corridors greater than 900mm
In addition, the following further information can assist guests:
Once the building is ready for relocation, consideration for accessible width between display furniture will be a priority.
Public areas
The public areas have the following amenities in place
Even lighting
Seating
In addition, the following further information can assist guests:
Any video display on a TV monitor will be installed at a later date and Open Caption will be a consideration.
External Paths
External paths of travel have the following amenities are in place
Surfaces are concrete, asphalt, smooth paving or hard packed fine gravel (max aggregate size 13mm)
Pathways are wider than 900mm
There are no steps on paths or entry
In addition, the following further information can assist guests:
The existing building's surrounding paths will be modified to provide accessibility if required.
Public Toilets/Adult change facilities
Public Toilets/Adult change facilities have the following amenities are in place
There is an accessible toilet for public use
The door is at least 850mm wide
There is a minimum of 850mm beside the toilet
Handrails are fitted
The toilet seat is 460mm above the floor
There is The transportable toilet block is disability assessable however it will be installed before the existing public toilets are demolished in preparation for the CBD redevelopment mm of clear space in front of the toilet
The toilet seat of a contrasting colour to the floor
The toilet seat is460mm above the floor
Parks and gardens
The following parks and gardens amenities are available
The park or garden contains sensory experiences
Accessible picnic tables
Accessible drinking fountains
Edge protection is provided
Parks and Gardens Access/Entry Image(s)
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