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ADDING VALUE THROUGH

ACCESSIBILITY AUDIT

There is growing awareness of the need to ensure the environments are accessible for all users, including those suffering from disabilities, the elderly, mothers with prams, and everyone, including the non-disabled. BCA’s Code on Accessibility 2013 (for Singapore) and Malaysian Standard Universal Design and Accessibility in the Built Environment Code of Practice 2017 (for Malaysia) dictate that locations must reasonably attempt to make themselves accessible to all users.

 

Changes regarding accessibility can often be relatively straightforward and cost-effective while significantly impacting user experience. Discriminating against disabled users is illegal, and getting an access audit will help you meet the requirements of the Code on Accessibility.

What Do We Provide with the Accessibility Audit?

With the Accessibility audits, we provide a report that includes practical, realistic, and cost-appropriate suggestions to create a better barrier-free environment on your property. What we audit precisely in terms of your location depends on the type of environment you manage. In terms of the specific areas we tend to look at, they can include providing wayfinding guidance mechanisms such as signage to ensure disabled users have fair access to route information (including at the right height) in the following areas:

 

  • The car park area and access to the building.

  • Access to the building is available from public transportation, drop-off, and pick-up points.

  • The entrance, reception areas, waiting areas, wayfinding, and accessible spaces.

  • Lifts, stairs, doors, and corridors.

  • Toilet facilities.

Apart from physical spaces, we can also assess these considerations, which include the provision of:

  • Information through the website that relates to your location.

  • There are sufficient collaterals, such as leaflets, paper maps, and other tools, to provide information that aids disabled users and their helpers.

  • Staff member's training regime and communication protocol.

  • Emergency path and procedures.

  • Opening forces of doors (push, pull, sliding) or other types of equipment.

  • Light level intensity or illuminance.

  • Measuring the gradient of slopes.

Schedule a free consultation with us today.

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