ACCESS AWARD CRITERIA


Bronze Award Criteria

To qualify for BRONZE AWARD

  1. Level, or suitably ramped, access
  2. Doors suitably weighted to enable ease of opening
  3. Minimum door opening: 800 mm
  4. Level access throughout ground floor
  5. Ground floor, adequately sized and unobstructed
  6. Arrangements made to enable easy access to payment facilities

Silver Award Criteria

To qualify for SILVER AWARD

  1. Wheelchair accessible toilets (where customer toilets are provided)
  2. Disabled persons car parking facilities (where car parking is provided)
  3. Lift access to upper floors
  4. Assistance with packing shopping
  5. Restaurants should provide non-fixed seating
  6. Staff to have undergone basic training in providing assistance to people with physical and visual impairment

Gold Award Criteria

To qualify for GOLD AWARD

  1. Low level payments counters with one facility fitted with an induction loop system
  2. Automatic doors on most entrances
  3. Low level lift buttons
  4. Lift buttons to have a yellow parameter strip and voice announcement with lift
  5. Customer information signs to have large clear print in contrasting colours to the background
  6. One to one assistance throughout shopping in the store
  7. Disability awareness training policy for staff

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