At a recent pitch to directors from Compass Uk the BBS product PADs (Pictorial Access Descriptions) got a unanimous vote of YES in The Idea Works Competition. All four saw the need for every venue to provide online information regarding ‘accessibility’. See founder of BBS, Fiona Jarvis ,’Pitch’ here:
PADs provide access information as a pictorial journey through a venue highlighting facilities &/or potential obstacles. The PAD is presented as an online brochure rather than a ‘cold’ health & safety document. BBS research shows that 90% of disabled people expect to see information on access on a website but only 16% ever get enough information before they venture out. In all cases any information gained is rarely trusted hence the PAD idea – a picture tells a thousand words!