Provisions to Aid Accessibility

The following provisions could be considered in the context of providing a genuine opportunity for people with disabilities to participate in the workplace:

• Accessible Toilets;
• Ramped Access - portable ramps, shallow steps, marked edging on steps, secure handrails;
• Good, suitable lighting adjustable to the needs of those who are visually impaired;
• Clearly sign-posted facilities, with Braille signage;
• Lift access to all floors - voice synthesisers inside the lift and/or Braille signage on lift commands;
• Audio loops and/or infra-red systems which convert sound through special headsets;
• Evacuation chairs;
• Parking spaces - providing adequate space for mobility impaired persons, and available personal assistance, if necessary;
• Clearly marked accessible doors, low handles - revolving door entrance should also have swing doors;
• Accessible reception areas including chairs, clear signage, induction loop, low reception desk;
• Routes around a building clearly signed;
• Accessible seating - spaces for wheelchairs, range of heights;
• Telephones - low mounted if on walls;
• Alarms and security - light based alarm as well as audio;
• Accessible printed information - large print or tape if requested.

If a more accessible workplace or adapted equipment is required to allow a disabled person to take up an offer of employment or to remain in employment, FÁS offers a grant towards the costs of such adaptations or equipment, called the Workplace Equipment Adaptation Grant.