Access Consultancy
The Access Consultancy offered by East Staffordshire Building Control is a flexible service offering general advice, design guidance, access audits, staff awareness training and seminars for professionals.
Barbara Harrison, who is the Council�s Access Officer, has 20 years experience in the field and is soon to graduate from the University of Reading with an MSc in Inclusive Environments.
Advice and guidance is given using the latest standards for the specific purpose
A feature of the advice offered by East Staffordshire is the practical and cost-effective range of solutions suggested to enable you to offer your service to all your customers.
Cost of the service
"Walkthrough audit" with bullet point list of results: (Max. 2 hrs) £50
Full audit to include survey of service provision, a bound, illustrated report and prioritised recommendations.
Charges are based on cost recovery and will vary between £60 and £350. Quotes for complex sites
Reduced rates for community and charity facilities.
Quotes for Training & Seminar rates
All charges shown are excluding VAT
What you can expect from an audit
A personal and professional service with help and advice on any aspect of access provision.
All aspects of access consultancy can be undertaken, from offering general advice and appraisal at design stage through to a comprehensive access audit and staff training. The Access Officer can advise you on improving policies, practices and procedures in order to help you comply with your duties under the DDA.
In addition training or seminars can be tailored to your specific needs to cover subjects ranging from general disability awareness and customer care to the application of best practice guidance and inclusive design.
Who will it help?
Any of your customers who may be affected by disability. This includes people using mobility aids, people with sight or hearing impairments, people with learning disabilities, older people, carers, children and of course people using wheelchairs.
There are over 11 million customers in the UK who have disabilities and have rights under the DDA. The number of people who would find service use easier if helped by small, inexpensive changes may be as high as 25 million, that is nearly half of the population.