38th Rotary Cartoon Awards

Actively welcomes people with access needs.

• 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)
• 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)
• A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility
• Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
• Provide information in large print
• Use easy read fonts in your signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial)
• Have raised tactile buttons in your lifts
• Have handrails on all your stairways
• Have Exit signs which are visible at a ground level (high level signs are difficult to see in a fire)
• Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
• Have TVs with captioning option
• Have a low noise reception areas with hearing loss friendly acoustics and adequate lighting for viewing facial expressions (includes common areas which are free of background noise, background music)
• 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)
• Use non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
• Have grab rails in the bathroom
• Provide seating in common areas including reception area
• Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
• Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
• Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
• Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
• Have step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
• Have step free access to the conference or function room
• Have accessible seating areas in theatrette
• Have lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
• Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy)
• Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
• Have a wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room
• Have wheelchair access to amusements and activities including boats and bush trails (includes tour rides, skyways, trolley cars, flying fox, amusement rides and boating)
• Have a wheelchair/scooter charging station (power point) in an accessible location
• Have at least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high)
• Have wheelchair accessible transport options available in the general vicinity (provide information on name of the operator, phone and website link to individual providers for private vehicles, community transport train, mini vans, hire cars, buses, taxis, ferry, tram, light rail etc in your access statement)
• Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
• Modify your cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc)
• Adhere to The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation
• Have equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epi–pens and defibrillator
• Provide toiletries which are chemical and fragrance free (if requested)
• Provides general access facilities and services for people with access needs.
• Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
• Accept the Companion Card
• Employ people with disability
• Train your staff in disability awareness
• Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
• Offer multiple options for booking - web, email, phone