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Accessibility Meter for Disabled
The access meter is a checklist which will help
organisations judge where they stand in terms of accessibility. This would give
you a tool to look at where do you lack in making your property/services
inclusive and accessible to all. Here is the checklist:
Accessibility Meter : Self Assessment Checklist
• If you
maintain a website about your services, is your website accessible for visually
impaired people, (is it W3C complaint/readable by screen readers?)
• Is the
information about level of accessibility along with pictures is given on the
website so as to enable a person to make informed choice?
• Do you
have a designated accessible parking space for people with disabilities nearest
to your entrance?
• Is there
a leveled, smooth and non slippery pathway leading to the entrance from the
parking which is minimum 1000 mm wide?
• Is
entrance door to the building/utility is easily identifiable, leveled for wheelchair
access, 900 mm- 1000 mm wide and easy to open?
• Do you
have wheelchair accessible restrooms with handrails & with at least
900-1000 mm wide doors?
• In case
there are steps, is there alternative ramped access provided in your
building/property?
• Are the
steps provided with handrails on both sides?
• If the
building/property has multi floors, is there a wheelchair accessible elevator/
lift provided in the building to access other floors?
• Is the
ordinary height of controls, electric switches, call buttons, front desk,
telephone desk, dining table and any other services provided by you is located
between 800 mm to 1200 mm?
• Do you
provide information about your services in Braille?
• If you
deal in customer services, have you provided Loop Induction System for people
with hearing disability?
• Do you
have at least one customer care officer/front desk staff that is trained in
sign language?
• If you
provide an accommodation to the guests, are your rooms designed based on
Universal Design so as to cater to largest spectrum of diversity? Or have you
made provisions for accessible guest rooms?
• Are there
adequate informative & directional and instructive signages to guide people
around the site/property?
• Are you
an equal opportunity employer? If Yes, how many employees with disability work
with you?
• Have you
made provisions for Emergency Egress for those with disabilities and reduced
mobility in an event of a disaster?
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