JMU Access Partnership
JMU Access Partnership
As one of the UK's leading access consultancies, part of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), our aim is to help disabled people lead full and independent lives by improving the everyday environments which they use.
We undertake this through access consultancy, training and research activities in our main fields of specialism: buildings, transport, street environments, products and service provision. Please use the links on the left to find out more about the services offered by our consultants.
For questions on access read our FAQ page, or contact our Enquiry Line: 020 7391 2002 or via email.
What's new?
Tactile Graphics 2008
Tactile Graphics 2008 is the fourth international conference and exhibition on diagrams, maps and pictures for blind and partially sighted children and adults in education, work and daily life. With a day of pre-conference workshops and two full days of conference presentations, the event is essential for anyone interested in making graphical material accessible, and runs from 3-5 December 2008 at Jurys Inn, Birmingham, UK.
For further details please visit the conference website:
www.nctd.org.uk/Conference/Conf2008/New disability equality duty workshop
JMU have launched a new in-house course for public bodes that have completed a Disability Equality Scheme but are looking for further information and advice in relation to its implementation.
'Disability Equality Duty: The Way Forward' will be a one-day course, run in-house for individual public bodies. Please see our training pages for further information.
More training courses
Details of upcoming open courses are now shown in the training section. Join us in September for a two-day course on an introduction to access consultancy. We are also running a new half-day workshop on Tactile Images and Maps.
‘The creation of accessible images is more complex than simply creating a tactile or large print copy of the original’. (RNIB See It Right Guidelines)
This half day workshop is being run from the RNIB Peterborough offices on the 29th September 2008. Reserve your space now! Please see our training pages for further details on course content and prices for this open course. Alternatively you can also book an in-house course for your organisation.
Hotel design and management
We have recently been on the steering group for the new PAS 88:2008 'Guidance on accessibility of large hotel premises and hotel chains'. This guide is now available from BSI, further details can be found at www.bsigroup.com/PAS88.
Please visit our consultancy section by clicking the link on the left for further details of how we can help you make your hotel services and accommodation more accessible.
For past campaigns, news and policy updates, please see our Information section.
This web page was last updated on 04/08/2008