{"id":2403,"date":"2024-02-21T14:32:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T14:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:05:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:05:52","slug":"the-benefit-to-providing-accessibility-and-sensory-guides-for-site-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/news\/the-benefit-to-providing-accessibility-and-sensory-guides-for-site-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"The benefit to providing accessibility and sensory guides for site visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2403\" class=\"elementor elementor-2403\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fd27e8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The benefit to providing accessibility and sensory guides for site visitors<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8987fc\" data-id=\"e8987fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-735a331 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"735a331\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c518e08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c518e08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-743bc2b\" data-id=\"743bc2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddec0ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddec0ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"904\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chase-forest.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2407\" alt=\"An example of an Accessibility Guide developed for Cannock Chase featuring images of the site, information about what to see and do, an accessibility\/site description, and symbols representing different accessibility features including level access, sloped routes, information\/visitor centres, induction loop provision, and more.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chase-forest.png 646w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chase-forest-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cdf038\" data-id=\"6cdf038\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cca54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21cca54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether you are a site owner providing an attraction to the public or are the custodian of a heritage site\/museum, Accessibility and Sensory Guides are fast-becoming a standard of the overall visitor experience in public recreation, entertainment, and educational settings.<\/p>\n<p>Working very much in the same way as a traditional leaflet or brochure, Access and Sensory Guides&nbsp;provide details of what there is to see and do at a particular space,&nbsp;while also offering information to visitors about inclusion and access. Typically, this would include provisions and modifications available that allow disabled people to participate, such as;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accessible walking routes provision<\/li>\n<li>Changing Places and Accessible WCs<\/li>\n<li>Cafes and refreshment areas<\/li>\n<li>Split-height information desks<\/li>\n<li>On-site staff availability<\/li>\n<li>Wayfinding and signage<\/li>\n<li>Accessible Parking<\/li>\n<li>Hazard identification<\/li>\n<\/ul><div><br><\/div>\n<p>As a team of disabled people ourselves, we understand what it\u2019s like to want to go somewhere, arrive on site, and realize that due to a lack of accessibility issues we are unable to participate, effectively wasting time, money, and in some extreme cases risk damage to our health and mental wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>Whether your site or facility could be considered truly inclusive or not, providing an Access Guide allows site owners to be transparent with their audience about the realities of their on-site accessibility provision, respecting the time of both existing visitors and new potential visitors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, it&nbsp;reassures disabled people that they are being thought of, catered to, and that their inclusion and satisfaction is a priority for site owners. By allowing&nbsp;each individual to best identify what elements of a site are inclusive to their needs, you are ensuring each visitor can find something that specifically attracts them.<\/p>\n<p>Typical accessibility guides will often focus on providing details about physical access. However, disability (as well as most best practice accessibility standards) goes beyond that and also includes people with cognitive, sensory impairments and neurodivergence. To accommodate people with these type of disability, we often recommend that sites commission a Sensory Guides \u2013 which details everything that a visitor can expect to experience on site in terms of sensory input (sight, hearing, smell, and, where relevant, touch and taste).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sensory guides provide information about expected occurrences that might be troubling or stressful to people with such impairments, such as whether they can expect higher than average noise levels due to a site\u2019s popularity at a certain time of the year, strong smells from food offered at on-site cafes, bars, and&nbsp; restaurants, and the kind of touch-based experiences on site, such as at parks, petting zoos, theme parks, and heritage sites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-976ba7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"976ba7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35dead3\" data-id=\"35dead3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e5204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"96e5204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aab14b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aab14b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d97004\" data-id=\"4d97004\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a04f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31a04f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to providing physical copies at reception desks and at information booths, we strongly recommend providing digital copies of your Access guide variants ahead of time. This is because the idea that the visitor journey begins when a person first steps through the entrance is a misconception.\u00a0In reality, the journey begins when a potential visitor to your site first has the thought of going there and is looking into opening times, services provided on-site, and how they would get there.\u00a0<\/p><p>From both personal and professional experience, we can tell you that the majority of disabled people make it a habit to meticulously plan their day and allow for additional time. This is due to frequently experiencing frustration at the inaccessibility of wider society.\u00a0<\/p><p>For this reason,\u00a0detailed pre-visit information is an absolutely necessary reference for most disabled people when travelling and\u00a0we would strongly encourage site owners publish their Access Guide on their website, making frequent reference to its availability on social media, which is often where people find out about new places to visit.<\/p><p>Finally, site owners must ensure that the delivery of the Access Guide itself is accessible and inclusive by ensuring the capacity to provide it in alternative formats when enquired by a disabled person. Braille and large print, for instance, are particularly important for those with visual impairments. For people with hearing impairments, site owners must consider providing an audio-described translation, and ensure that the Guides can be read online via a person\u2019s screen reader.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b14fdb\" data-id=\"5b14fdb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c4837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7c4837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cannock-chase-1024x780.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2406\" alt=\"An example of an Accessibility Guide developed for Cannock Chase featuring images of the site, information about what to see and do, an accessibility\/site description, and symbols representing different accessibility features including level access, sloped routes, information\/visitor centres, wayfinding provision, and more.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cannock-chase-1024x780.png 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cannock-chase-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cannock-chase-768x585.png 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cannock-chase.png 1195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fb20b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fb20b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9139425\" data-id=\"9139425\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447142b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"447142b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-def7338 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"def7338\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d89fd5\" data-id=\"8d89fd5\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c914ded elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c914ded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When designing access guides for clients, our Accessible Media team consider additional elements which assist in their accessibility, such as the use of pictorial information, colour contrast, and Sans Serif fonts \u2013 which all have strong implications on the overall appeal, quality, and accessibility of documents. If you are interested in learning how we produce Access and Sensory Guides or would like to commission us for an accessibility audit, don\u2019t hesitate to get in contact with our team today!<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10a7c95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10a7c95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edf93b5\" data-id=\"edf93b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ea379 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"35ea379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/news\/steven-mifsud-mbe-to-speak-at-the-mena-transport-congress-and-exhibition-in-the-uae\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">Previous<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">Steven Mifsud MBE to speak at the MENA Transport Congress and Exhibition in the UAE<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/news\/why-the-parking-lot-is-the-first-indicator-of-your-sites-accessibility\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--label\">Next<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Why the parking lot is the first indicator of your site&#8217;s accessibility<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b922621 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b922621\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9b50c2\" data-id=\"b9b50c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you are a site owner providing an attraction to the public or are the custodian of a heritage site\/museum, Accessibility and Sensory Guides are fast-becoming a standard of the overall visitor experience in public recreation, entertainment, and educational settings. 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