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How your organization benefits from training staff in disability awareness

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Providing disability awareness training for staff is as vital to any successful public-facing business as its management or marketing teams, yet for some reason, whether from ignorance or laziness, very few organisations will put in the required effort to reap the rewards that come from training staff in how to interact, accommodate, and provide a […]

The right to play: creating accessible playgrounds for all children

When we consider the thought of what accessibility in the built environment looks like, it would be fair to say that inclusive children’s play areas do not normally come to mind first. Typically, accessibility in the mind of the average person is thought about in contexts of more menial and essential aspects of modern life […]

Why architects need accessibility consultants for New Build design projects

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It is generally understood that there are five different phases for New Build construction projects. Across these five stages, accessibility consultants play a key role in the delivery of at least three of them to ensure that site owners and architects (the Project Management Team) are meeting their legal obligations in terms of accessibility and […]

How to make your theater inclusive and disability-friendly

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The live event market is currently booming, making a huge resurgence within the wider entertainment industry. With the pandemic becoming something of a distant memory, the general public is becoming much more comfortable in crowded spaces again, with live performances and concerts generating billions of dollars a year. The joy of experiencing live theatrical performances in […]

How providing tote bags with small objects can increase accessibility on your premises

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Adopted widely from education and play settings to workspaces, sensory bags are an inclusive, inexpensive method of signifying to visitors that your premises actively consider accessibility and comfort.  The tools and resources available within the bag can ease or lessen situations of sensory overload, as well as aid in the management of high levels of […]

Developing Accessible and Inclusive Theme Parks

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From improving the emotional well-being of disabled people to generating more wholly positive perceptions of accessibility in the public consciousness, creating accessible and sustainable leisure facilities not only creates positive social awareness of disability issues (particularly among non-disabled children) but also allows disabled people from all walks of life the ability to enjoy leisure activities […]