Capita Symonds has one of the
largest disability access capabilities in the UK with over 60
access professionals across eight regional offices offering a
broad range of services designed to assist clients in meeting their
legislative requirements - from those responsible for the
accessibility of services, estates and premises to employers
looking to ensure disabled staff are supported in the
workplace.
Capita Symonds’ NRAC (National Register of
Access Consultants) registered practitioners provide a unique and
comprehensive service in the field of inclusive design and access.
We place value on delivering high quality services from our
qualified and accredited professionals which is why clients
continue to use us. Our services include:
- Design Appraisals
- Disability and Equality Training
- Design Team and Project Support
- Strategic Advice
- Database services
- Expert Witness
Our specialists approach inclusive design and
disability equality by placing people at the heart of everything we
do. We believe that diversity, flexibility and choice are
fundamental to good access. Legislation, places a wide range of
duties on organisations to ensure that all people get the chance to
participate fully in society. The legislative context of inclusion
is continually changing, and as such our experts are well placed to
assist.
Capita Symonds’ Workplace Services team can
provide expert advice on a range of disability-related issues such
as workplace accessibility, reasonable workplace adjustments,
disability awareness as well as IT accessibility services.
Organisations benefit by retaining existing individuals in work
through cost effective bespoke solutions recommended by our team of
experts.
The Equality Act 2010 requires all companies
to provide reasonable adjustments and our Evaluator system can
provide the best value solution by filtering over 14,000 products
and prices whilst providing real time reporting through our mobile
application. Reasonable adjustments require a balance of
reasonableness that will ensure that adjustments meet both the
accessibility need and the business need of the client.
We recognise the need for
multi-legislation compliance such a Data Protection and Equality
when implementing solutions to ensure compliance on all levels. Our
Disability Access Workplace services include:
- Holistic Accessibility Assessment
Services
- Workplace
Assessments
- Disabled Students – Special
Educational Needs Assessments
- Return to Work
Assessments
- Job Re-scoping
Assessments
- Vehicle Assessments
- Disability Awareness
Training
- Demonstrations of
technologies
- Team building
- Presentations
- Specialist End Users Assistive
Technology Product Training
- Accessibility Infrastructure
Management
- Approved Product List
Management
- Web Accessibility
Testing
- Infrastructure Roll Out and
Implementation
- Integration Testing
- Case
Management
- User Centred Design
(UCD)
- Access Facilitation (human
support)
- Expert Witness and Mediation
Services
- Strategic and Tactical Guidance and
Advice
- Focused Disability Guidance on
Employment and HR Practices