General Emergency Evacuation Plans (GEEPs)
GEEPs are plans for evacuating all visitors – including disabled people – when there is an emergency.
Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs)
Disabled users of your premises may need a PEEP to help them to evacuate if there is an emergency.
Getting started
Fundamental accessibility training and resources for everyone.
Interview – Working with a support worker
We spoke with Joel, who shares his experience of using a support worker.
Managing outsourced support workers
How employers should engage support workers provided by an external agency.
Managing support workers employed by the organisation
What employers can do to facilitate employees whose support workers are employed directly by the organisation.
Managing support workers employed by the disabled person
What employers should do when a member of staff employs a support worker themselves.
What are guide dogs, assistance animals and emotional support animals?
Many disabled people rely on guide dogs, assistance animals and emotional support animals (ESAs).
Assistance animals – Deciding what’s reasonable
Allowing entry to disabled people with guide dogs, assistance animals and emotional support animals (ESAs) is a reasonable adjustment under the Equality Act.
Supporting employees with guide dogs, assistance animals and emotional support animals
Do employers need to let employees bring guide dogs, assistance animals and emotional support animals to work?
Welcoming customers with guide dogs, assistance animals and emotional support animals
How to welcome and make adjustments for customers with guide dogs, assistance animals and emotional support animals.
Welcoming guide dogs, assistance animals and emotional support animals to events and meetings
How to welcome guide dogs, assistance animals and emotional support animals.