What is Dignified Access in the Workplace?
Dignified Access is about moving beyond building compliance to reflect a commitment to a dignified experience when interacting with any space or place. Dignified Access should be available for all employees, visitors, and clients. Everyone should be able to access the premises in a dignified way.
Dignified Access means:
- Participation of people experiencing a disability as a natural and expected thing
- A place where people feel at-ease, safe and connected.
- More independent access to premises, goods, and services.
- Equitable or fair access.
Creating a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment benefits everyone, including people with disability
Our Dignified Access Services: How we can support you
Dignified Access Review
Delivering a thorough physical review of your premises, with a clear, actionable report to help you create spaces that are accessible, inclusive, and welcoming.
Dignified Access Desktop Review
Evaluating your plans, fit out designs, concept drawings and renders, offering practical recommendations to embed accessibility and inclusion from the start.
Dignified Access Training
Builds awareness and skills to support inclusion. Offered in person, online, or hybrid, these sessions are full of practical ways to apply dignified access at work.
Why is Dignified Access needed when we have the Australian Standards?
Australian Standards are for ensuring buildings and facilities are accessible to people with disability, however they have some limitations:
- Australian Standards set only the minimum.
- Standards are modelled on data from people aged 18 – 60, excluding younger and older people.
- Most measurements are based on data from 1983.
- Current mobility technology and wheelchair innovations aren’t considered.
- Australian Standards overlook non-visible disability, which account for a significant proportion of all disability.
- Dignified Access doesn’t replace the Building Code of Australia or Standards; it guides ‘beyond compliance’ principles to make spaces more accessible, dignified, and equitable.
Contact us to find out more
To find out more about Dignified Access and the services we provide, please contact us at Tom.Bevan@AusDN.org.au or call +61 3 7032 3529