10) Accessibility: An access audit was conducted in A mystery shopping exercise at college could update Andrew Shaw Ongoing The organisation provides July 2016 (initial audit was on accessibility and also take into account meeting / Zoe a welcoming environment conducted in July 2011) and from and greeting visitors as well as checking facilities for Shackleton / that is appropriately this we are working to an visual/ auditory impairments and signage – using Mark Hirst accessible and improvement plan to ensure the disabled staff and students as a scrutiny panel to accommodating of all environment continues to be support this would be an effective means of cascading stakeholders’ diverse accessible and accommodating of information about EDI initiatives to other beyond the needs. stakeholders’ needs. Diversity Group members. The College’s Business Administration Apprentices conducted a site audit when they joined the College and noted some improvements that could be made, which were implemented. Shelley Martin also requested feedback from Student Support Assistants, from students with ALS needs and/or disabilities/medical Developing conditions, regarding any updates to issues with - accessibility. The Director of Estates is working 3 through the recommendations from the most recent access audit and will implement these within an Strand agreed timescale. Monitor the college website for accessibility and Marketing Ongoing monitor users via the translation tool to identify users Team from diverse communities. This is ongoing as the website continues to be developed and improved.
Strand 3 - Developing 10) Accessibility: The organisation provides a welcoming environment that is appropriately accessible and accommodating of all stakeholders’ diverse needs. An access audit was conducted in July 2016 (initial audit was conducted in July 2011) and from this we are working to an improvement plan to ensure the environment continues to be accessible and accommodating of stakeholders’ needs. A mystery shopping exercise at college could update on accessibility and also take into account meeting and greeting visitors as well as checking facilities for visual/ auditory impairments and signage – using disabled staff and students as a scrutiny panel to support this would be an effective means of cascading information about EDI initiatives to other beyond the Diversity Group members. The College’s Business Administration Apprentices conducted a site audit when they joined the College and noted some improvements that could be made, which were implemented. Shelley Martin also requested feedback from Student Support Assistants, from students with ALS needs and/or disabilities/medical conditions, regarding any updates to issues with accessibility. The Director of Estates is working through the recommendations from the most recent access audit and will implement these within an agreed timescale. Monitor the college website for accessibility and monitor users via the translation tool to identify users from diverse communities. This is ongoing as the website continues to be developed and improved. Andrew Shaw / Zoe Shackleton / Mark Hirst Marketing Team Ongoing Ongoing