Visual Stories
Example
Example from Zoo Co's Access Training Weekend

Visual Stories
Example

Contents

Contents

INTRODUCTION

This can help physically disabled people to plan; their visit to your event, accessible entrances and exits into your venue, how they can interact with activities taking place, and what facilities are available to them. These documents can include information on transport links, start, interval and finishing times, ticket purchasing and validating on arrival, venue facilities, venue auditoriums and breakout spaces, and artists and staff members that the viewer may expect to meet on their visit. You can offer these as documents with pictures in (as seen here) and/or as a video version (that shows a recording of the journey from various transport links to your event destination, details of your venue layout, entrance/exit routes and its facilities, and your staff members/artists).

Main entrance to the LSBU

This is the LSBU sign
This is the LSBU sign
There are 4, low stairs with a handrail either side that lead to the reception door.
There are 4, low stairs with a handrail either side that lead to the reception door.

Entrance to the reception

There are 4, low stairs with a handrail either side that lead to the reception door.
There are 4, low stairs with a handrail either side that lead to the reception door.
There is a level access lift to the right of the stairs.
There is a level access lift to the right of the stairs.

Reception doorway

Revolving door
Revolving door
Push to revolve
Push to revolve
Power assisted accessible door
Power assisted accessible door

Alternative level access route from 
street to reception

Between 10am – 10.30am event staff will wait outside of the building to guide people to the level access entrances. For anyone arriving after there will be clear signage indicating the route. Any issues on the day please call Zoo Co on 07394 405 476, or to request a staff member outside in advance please email fleur@wearezooco.co.uk.

The alternative level access route follows the purple line drawn on this picture around the side of the building and into a gate.
The alternative level access route follows the purple line drawn on this picture around the side of the building and into a gate.
Pass through the gates and exit the underpass. There will be a ramp immediately to your left.
Pass through the gates and exit the underpass. There will be a ramp immediately to your left.
Travel up this ramp and through 
the door.
Travel up this ramp and through 
the door.
The door opens onto a ramp heading up to the right. Travel up the ramp.
The door opens onto a ramp heading up to the right. Travel up the ramp.
Enter into this social room and take the door immediately to your right.
Enter into this social room and take the door immediately to your right.
You will then find yourself on the ramp from reception to the lifts. Turn right for reception or left for the lifts.
You will then find yourself on the ramp from reception to the lifts. Turn right for reception or left for the lifts.

Welcome desk at reception

This is where you will check in to the event
This is where you will check in to the event

Making your way to the event space on Level 2

To the left of the reception desk is the level access route to the lifts
To the left of the reception desk is the level access route to the lifts
To the right of the reception desk are stairs with handrails leading to a door that leads to the lifts.
To the right of the reception desk are stairs with handrails leading to a door that leads to the lifts.

This visual story has been made by Zoo Co Theatre Ltd in partnership with the Access Advisory Group for This Is Croydon

Resources

Below, you will find other resources to support you in making your event/venue more accessible for learning disabled people. These include examples of:

  • Visual Stories
Example

    This can help physically disabled people to plan; their visit to your event, accessible entrances and exits into your venue, how they can interact with activities taking place, and what facilities are available to them. These documents can include information on transport links, start, interval and finishing times, ticket purchasing and validating on arrival, venue facilities, venue auditoriums and breakout spaces, and artists and staff members that the viewer may expect to meet on their visit. You can offer these as documents with pictures in (as seen here) and/or as a video version (that shows a recording of the journey from various transport links to your event destination, details of your venue layout, entrance/exit routes and its facilities, and your staff members/artists).

     

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  • Lateness Policy

    This is a policy created to recognise that lateness can be a result of the ways in which ableist society disadvantages the deaf, disabled and neurodiverse community. With this in mind, this policy can be put in place at your workplace to ensure your workplace is less ableist. This includes applying a ‘latecomers welcome at all times’ attitude to your event.

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  • Access Icons Guide

    These can be used when marketing your event. These icons aim to make accessible performances/venues easily recognisable to those who require it. Events happening across London Borough of Culture – This is Croydon should be using these icons whenever they have one of the access provisions listed provided at/for their event.

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  • Access Icons Guide

    These can be used when marketing your event. These icons aim to make accessible performances/venues easily recognisable to those who require it. Events happening across London Borough of Culture – This is Croydon should be using these icons whenever they have one of the access provisions listed provided at/for their event.

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  • Models of Disability

    These descriptions of the different models of disability can help inform (or refresh) an understanding of disability terminology and approaches.

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  • Role breakdown
of an access
Coordinator

    This page is an example of the different roles that an Access Coordinator working in a theatre company could cover. These roles should regularly be assessed and updated to consider new learning, understanding and awareness.

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