Development of this plan has been and will continue to be based on the positive and negative comments and feedback from the co-production and consultation.
The aim of the plan is that everyone who lives or works in Manchester should know what ‘good’ looks like for a disabled person, because a disabled people-friendly Manchester is a city that benefits everyone in a multitude of ways. It is the intention of this plan that this will develop into a summary document called 'access all areas' which can be printed and used by individuals or by any organisation.
Access all areas will be in two parts that can be used by all. It will support how the city will work to achieve equality and equal access for disabled children and adults in all areas of life and the physical environment. The first part will be a yardstick to measure how disabled person-friendly the workplace and the neighbourhood are. The second part will put forward actions and guidance on how to make improvements. It is important to stress that this is a work in progress and will be further refined by the engagement group, the workstreams and the partnership board.
Appendix 1: what ‘good’ looks like
Appendix 2: draft access all areas (best practice standards)