Junction Arts Festival

Accessibility Information

• 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 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
• Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
• Train your staff in communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss
• 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 floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
• 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
• 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 an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
• Have wheelchair accessible picnic tables (picnic tables require 720mm knee clearance and 800mm maximum height)
• 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 high support needs who travel with a support person.
• Have a place to store medical equipment (eg oxygen)
• 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)
• Train your staff to respond to allergic reactions
• Adhere to The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation
• Provide toiletries which are chemical and fragrance free (if requested)
• An access and inclusion statement is available on the business website.
• https://junctionartsfestival.com.au/about-us/accessibility/