Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
Provide assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (Includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
Facilities and services offered
Train your staff in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
Facilities and services offered
Provide information in large print
Provide digital communication materials (hard copy information is also available on line)
Use easy read fonts in your signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial)
Train your staff in customer service for people with vision loss (training would incorporate way finding and communicating with people with vision loss)
Have an appropriate area for toileting an assistance dog
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
Facilities and services offered
Have telephones which are compatible with hearing aids
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Facilities and services offered
Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy)