Services
At DASH we can help you with a wide range of disability related subjects. These include, but are not limited to:
Advice and information
Form Filling
Access audits
Accessible information
Presentations
RADAR Key Sales
Braille
Advice & information
- Employment and Disability
- Welfare Rights
- Disability Discrimination
- Community Care
- Leisure
- Transport
- Sources of Aids and Equipment
- Support Services
- Consultancy
- Education
- Local Services
Form Filling
Form filling is by appointment only. To make an appointment please telephone 01744 453053 on a Monday morning at 9am. Appointments are given for the following week on a first come first served basis. Please do not leave a message if phoning at this time. Due to the high volume of calls we cannot access the answer serivce until later in the day.
We can only help you to complete forms if you live in the borough of St Helens.
Access Audits
An access audit is an inspection of service, environment or buildings to check whether they are accessible for all. We can conduct a complete and concise access audit from the point of transport, approaches to buildings, entrances, toilets ect. Audits are judged against predetermined standards to determine best practice.
We can conduct the following type of audits:
- Comprehensive audit – A thorough inspection of the service and environment, assessing a range of issues. The audit includes a report (containing photographs) that outlines the current situation and makes recommendations for improvements to increase accessibility and best practice where necessary.
- Walk and talk audit – Consists of a discussion between the clients and/ or staff and the auditor, on site at the client’s premises. It provides the opportunity to identify key access problems and explore possible solutions. Notes summarising the “walk and talk” discussion are provided after the visit. Walk and talk audits are suitable for small businesses and organisations with limited budgets.
Some of the organisations we have conducted audits for are:
- St Helens MBC
- Helena Housing
- Liverpool Cardiothoracic Centre
- St Helens College
To find out more about this service, including any costs please contact Andy Woods on 01744 453053 or email: andy@informationsthelens.org
Accessible Information
DASH can audit your leaflets, website and other information you produce and give you advice and guidance on the design and language used to make sure your publications are accessible to all.
To find out more about this service contact Gillian Arnold on 01744 453053 or email: gillian@informationsthelens.org
Presentations
DASH has specifically designed presentations that can be delivered to organisations and their clients. These sessions cover a wide range of disability subjects such as:
- Motoring & Transport
- Community Care
- Sources of Aids & Adaptations
- Council Tax
- Leisure
- Employment & Job Brokers
- Local Organisations
- Benefits
- Disability Discrimination
- And much more
A fact sheet also accompanies this one-hour presentation. We also offer a bespoke presentation service in which we can tailor the content to suit the organisation or client’s needs in relation to disability information.
RADAR Key Sales
We sell RADAR keys that can access any RADAR lock in the UK which are found on most accessible toilets. They cost £3.50 per key and can be obtained from the office. Please see our contact page for our opening times.
You can also obtain them via mail at a cost of £4.50 each. Please send a cheque or postal order made payable to DASH to the address found on our contact page.
Braille
DASH offers a Braille translation service. We understand that Braille readers require and appreciate a high quality document and as such that document should be a first class production.
We make use of Braille production technology and offer a layout and design that is widely accepted by the Braille reader. The costing for this service is done on an individual basis.
