Access Network Edinburgh Access Panel Tel: 0131 667 3496 email: Here's a list of some of the things the Edinburgh Access Panel has been up to recently. are in addition to our regular flow of planning applications that we assess for accessibility. 1. Mystery shopping at M&S. Assessing accessibility for those with vision, hearing or mobility impairment. 2. Access Ambassadors project at a community school in Edinburgh. Helping the pupils to identify and address access issues at the school. 3. Disability Awareness Training for Edinburgh Council staff. Talks by Panel members about the challenges of vision, hearing and mobility impairments, and how the council can help. 4. Redesigning and rebuilding of the panel's website. 5. Hosting presentations on shared space (pedestrians/cyclists/motorists/ wheelchairs) by the Council's consultants and providing feedback. 6. Hosting presentation for traffic management proposals in central Edinburgh. 7. Assessing access issues on Edinburgh Trams 8. Providing advice to the National Museum of Scotland on design of a new exhibition for accessibility by the deaf. PAGE 26 42 | SUMMER 2015
Access Network Edinburgh Access Panel Tel: 0131 667 3496 email: Here's a list of some of the things the Edinburgh Access Panel has been up to recently. are in addition to our regular flow of planning applications that we assess for accessibility. 1. Mystery shopping at M&S. Assessing accessibility for those with vision, hearing or mobility impairment. 2. Access Ambassadors project at a community school in Edinburgh. Helping the pupils to identify and address access issues at the school. 3. Disability Awareness Training for Edinburgh Council staff. Talks by Panel members about the challenges of vision, hearing and mobility impairments, and how the council can help. 4. Redesigning and rebuilding of the panel's website. 5. Hosting presentations on shared space (pedestrians/cyclists/motorists/ wheelchairs) by the Council's consultants and providing feedback. 6. Hosting presentation for traffic management proposals in central Edinburgh. 7. Assessing access issues on Edinburgh Trams 8. Providing advice to the National Museum of Scotland on design of a new exhibition for accessibility by the deaf. PAGE 26 42 | SUMMER 2015
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