00:00:00:00 - 00:00:20:10 Tom Come with me on a Dignified Access Tour of this building. Let's go. So we're here at 595 Collins. And the first thing is, how do we know that we're in the right spot? And thankfully there's some really good signage. Big, bold numbers, good contrast. So we can see that we're in the right place, which is great. 00:00:20:13 - 00:00:40:13 Tom But we've got other things to contend with as well. So we've got lots of pedestrians, we've got traffic, we've got trams, noise, even smells from cafes. So being aware of those as barriers or potential barriers will help someone with their access if they have those needs. So we need to know what those barriers are. Now that we're in the right building, we've got the right address. 00:00:40:13 - 00:00:59:03 Tom We know where we are. The next task is to actually get into the building. So what we're looking for is an accessible path of travel. We've got revolving doors here, and that's not a good option or a good choice. If we need an accessible door, we need to be able to find it. There are two here, one just right in front of us, which we actually can't see because there's no signage. 00:00:59:03 - 00:01:17:23 Tom There's no wayfinding to say, hey, if you need to get in an accessible entrance, come this way. We just need to have some signs up here which would really help. And to get in, this is brilliant, you don't need to touch anything, you just wave and the door opens. And that's awesome. 00:01:18:00 - 00:01:36:09 Tom Okay, so we're in the building now. We're in the right place. We've got to find the floor that we need to get to. And the lobby is a really important part of our journey to work. You can imagine. Maybe you've rushed here, you're feeling tired. You're feeling stressed. The lobby is a good place to kind of regulate. This one's big, which means there's great circulation. 00:01:36:11 - 00:01:53:07 Tom The air conditioning, it's a hot day outside. The temperature is really good as well, so that's calming. And it's not too busy or noisy at the minute. You need to consider this because that can change as well. So we're looking for things like is there a place to sit. Do they have arms for mobility support? And is the contrasting good? 00:01:53:07 - 00:02:09:09 Tom And in this lobby we've got great options and choices for that. One of the most important and helpful things in the lobby as well is the directory. And so here we've got a really nice big directory, digital screen, and we can see if we're going to floor 14 for Yooralla, we know we're in the right place and we can actually see it. 00:02:09:09 - 00:02:27:01 Tom So we know where we're going to. Again, we've got some really great wayfinding signage. So you couldn't get bigger and bolder than this. And black on the gray is great. It's got some lighting too so it really stands out. So from here we're going to find the lifts. Okay so wayfinding again is an incredibly important part of access. 00:02:27:01 - 00:02:43:17 Tom And here we've trying to get to the lifts, trying to find the right lift, sometimes that is really challenging. But we've got great signage again. And most importantly the contrast is perfect. So if we're looking for lift or level 14, I know that I need to go this way and I immediately feel comfortable and know where I'm going. 00:02:43:20 - 00:02:57:23 Tom Thank you for coming along on a Dignified Access Tour with us. We've just shown you a glimpse of some of the things that we can look at and support you in making your premises more accessible. So if you want to find out more about Dignified Access, more about what work we do here at Australian Disability Network, get in touch. 00:02:57:23 - 00:03:07:17 Tom And we're here to help you and support you make our workplaces more accessible for everyone.