Beach to Bush Adventure Tour

Overview

Leave behind your cares and paddle into Pittwater by kayak. Discover the best spots in the national park - accessible only by water! Paddle with us around Scotland Island & into a beautiful bay for…

Leave behind your cares and paddle into Pittwater by kayak. Discover the best spots in the national park - accessible only by water! Paddle with us around Scotland Island & into a beautiful bay for morning tea on a secluded beach. Led by Phil, put on your shoes for a short bush walk among the gum trees, kookaburras and cockatoos to the Lovett Bay waterfall. We'll return to our marina with smiles. The walk through the bush even brings you across a waterfall for a cool snap!

Other things to note: Hat, sunglasses, comfortable clothes for the weather, shoes that can get wet (sandals, running shoes), and change of clothes for the trip home.

Location
Accessibility

Actively welcomes people with access needs.

Adhere to The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation

Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)

Ask all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met

Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss

Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss

Caters for people who use a wheelchair.

Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.

Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person

Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)

Have a bathroom which is fully accessible and equipped with ceiling hoist and adult change table

Have a Changing Places or Lift & Change toilet with a hoist and adult change table

Have a doorbell or intercom at an accessible height and display a contact number (accessible height is 900mm-1100 mm)

Have a place to store medical equipment (eg oxygen)

Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)

Have a wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room

Have a wheelchair/scooter charging station (power point) in an accessible location

Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)

Have accessible seating areas in theatrette

Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked

Have an appropriate area for toileting an assistance dog

Have at least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high)

Have audio enabled lifts

Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy)

Have equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epi–pens and defibrillator

Have grab rails in the bathroom

Have handrails on all your stairways

Have lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.

Have options available for easier communication for people with dual sensory loss (Includes adapted telephones, adapted mobile telephones and Telephone Typewriters (TTY’s). For some people the fax machine is useful for sending messages in large print)

Have raised tactile buttons in your lifts

Have rooms which are interconnecting

Have step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar

Have step free access to the conference or function room

Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)

Have wheelchair access to amusements and activities including boats and bush trails (includes tour rides, skyways, trolley cars, flying fox, amusement rides and boating)

Have wheelchair accessible picnic tables (picnic tables require 720mm knee clearance and 800mm maximum height)

Have wheelchair accessible transport options available in the general vicinity (provide information on name of the operator, phone and website link to individual providers for private vehicles, community transport train, mini vans, hire cars, buses, taxis, ferry, tram, light rail etc in your access statement)

Modify your cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc)

Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints

Offer multiple options for booking - web, email, phone

Provide beach matting and beach wheelchairs for people to access the water

Provide linen that is chemical and fragrance free (if requested)

Provide portable commode chairs

Provide portable hoist

Provide portable ramps

Provide seating in common areas including reception area

Provide toiletries which are chemical and fragrance free (if requested)

Provide valet parking

Provide wheelchair access to spa/gym

Train staff to use a DeafBlind Communicator (a portable device consisting of a DB-Phone and DB-Braille with QWERTY or Perkins keyboard)

Train your staff in customer service for people with vision loss (training would incorporate way finding and communicating with people with vision loss)

Train your staff in communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss

Train your staff in disability awareness

Train your staff to respond to allergic reactions

Use easy read fonts in your signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial)

Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth

Use non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting

Use organic (chemical and fragrance free) cleaning products

Use organic (chemical and fragrance free) deodorisers in public areas and rooms

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