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OVERVIEW
- Business Overview
- Bookings
- Emergency Management
- Communications
- 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
- Displays, exhibits, commentary and live performances
- External Paths
- Steps
- Public Toilets/Adult change facilities
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TOUR OPERATORS
- Tour/Transport Services
- Route Planning
- Guides
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Overview
General
Tour/Transport
Business Overview
The business has the following products/services available
Tour/Transport
Our business caters for the following disability types:
Blind or low vision
Deaf or low hearing
Limited mobility
Wheelchairs or mobility scooters
Food allergies or intolerances
Cognitive or people on the Autism Spectrum
Bookings
The business offers the following methods for bookings and enquiries:
Phone
Webportal
Our website supports Screen Readers
Our forms have high contract boxes and submit boxes
Staff have undergone disability awareness and training
Emergency Management
The business has an emergency management and evacuation plan for guests with a disability
Emergency and evacuation procedures are explained on arrival
Guests with disabilities are noted in the guest log book for emergency and evacuation purposes
Communications
An accessibility guide is available on the website
https://www.aatkings.com/en-au/about-us/specific-requirements
Other Information
For bookings made onsite, the ticket booth/counter/box office is accessible for people using a wheelchair
Guide Dog and Service Animals
The business provides a secure area with shade and water for service animals
The business provides a toilet area for service animals
The business provides the following services for services animals:
Not specified
Pre-arrival, arrival and reception
The business has the following in place to support guests during pre-arrival, arrival and reception
Booking information and websites are compatible with screen readers
There is a reception/public entryway.
Seating available at reception
A clipboard to allow check-in/ticket purchase whilst seated
A tablet with text to voice or pen and paper at reception to aid in communication
Lighting in the reception area is even and glare free
Large print information sheets and registration forms
Information and maps are available in written form
A step free map/guide
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:
We have seating available
In addition, the following further information can assist guests
Do you have a picture boards available at reception to aid with communication? - To aid with communication guests that have low hearing sit at the front.
Cognitive Impairment Support
Documents are available in plain English for people with cognitive impairment (This may include instructions, guides, menus and general information)
A "social script" guide to your premises or attraction describing the sights, sounds and smells to aid parents/carers prepare visitors in advance
A space for parents and children on the Autism Spectrum
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
In addition, the following further information can assist guests
Do you have a quiet space for parents and children on the Autism Spectrum? - Guides will help guests find a quiet space
Displays, exhibits, commentary and live performances
For displays, exhibits, commentary and live performances the following amenities are in place
Seating
Wheelchair accessible spaces/seating
A written transcript where audio description is provided i.e. display commentary, tour commentary
External Paths
External paths of travel
Surfaces are concrete, asphalt, smooth paving or hard packed fine gravel (max aggregate size 13mm)
Pathways are wider than 900mm
There 3 successive steps or less on any path or at any doorway
Any paths having steps are clearly identified as non-wheelchair accessible
Step free routes clearly signed
Steps
Steps
There are steps.
Top and bottom steps are easily distinguished through colour contrast or the use of TGSIs (Tactile Ground Surface Indicators)
All steps or staircases have enclosed risers
The underside of all staircases are enclosed or protected to a height of at least 2 metres
Handrails fitted to all open sets of steps
Handrails extend 300mm beyond the top and bottom step
Where steps are present are there three steps or less
Public Toilets/Adult change facilities
Public Toilets/Adult change facilities have the following amenities are in place
In addition, the following further information can assist guests
Coach has a toilet. It is not wheelchair accessible but most people with limited mobility will be able to use it
Tour/Transport Services
The tour/transport services have the following facilities/amenities in place
Buses/Coaches
2 vehicles have wheelchair lifts or ramps
0 vehicles have low floors with ramped entry
The maximum wheelchair capacity available in the fleet is:
8
Commentary is available in written format
Audio visual displays are sub titles
Route Planning
Route Planning
The tour route includes stops with accessible toilet facilities
Additional Information from the business
In addition, the following further information can assist guests:
Not specified
Lunch stop venues are accessible
Walking Tours
Operated on a step free route
Multi-paced to account for slower walkers
Guides
Guides have been trained in the following
Use of clear/simple English
Correct pronunciation for lip readers
There is a audio description of surroundings
Marine
This tour stops at attractions/accommodation/food and beverage/retail spaces that are not operated by this business. For information relating to these individual properties please follow the weblink provided
Please see our website for attractions, accommodation and food stops. https://www.aatkings.com/en-au