This online course is for anyone wanting to advance their auditing skills and their understanding of inclusive design and legislation.
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This course covers:
- Accessibility awareness.
- The Equality Act 2010, other legislation and design standards.
- Principles of inclusive design in the built environment, design guidance and access strategies.
- Appraisal and auditing methodologies.
- Audit report and making recommendations.
Developed and continually updated for over 30 years, this course is unique in the sector for its depth and quality, and has trained generations of professionals – from architects and access consultants to planners, surveyors, and local authority and housing teams. This highly interactive course is CAE’s most popular public training course, giving participants the opportunity to practice access design appraisals and audits through expert‑led exercises.
About the trainers
Ann Sawyer and Vin Goodwin have developed and delivered our Access Auditing & the Equality Act course since the original course launched in 1996.
Vin Goodwin
Vin is an NRAC-accredited access consultant with a BSc in architecture, and has worked in access and inclusion for over 25 years. His consultancy work spans a wide range of projects from small community initiatives to landmark developments including Historic Royal Palaces, Somerset House, and the London Olympic Aquatics Centre and Park. Vin delivers CAE training courses on a broad range of topics related to inclusive design, including our Design & Neurodiversity, Wheelchair Accessible Housing, and co-delivering our comprehensive Access Auditing and Equality Act course and award-winning Pathways Academy course.
Ann Sawyer
Ann is an architect and access consultant with decades of experience working at the forefront of the inclusive design field. Ann has developed and adapted our groundbreaking Access Auditing & the Equality Act
training course over the course of 30 years, and began delivering the original course in 1996. Her work spans a wide range of projects, including many education and historic buildings, and major developments such as new buildings for Imperial College London, Brent Civic Centre and many residential schemes. Ann is co-author of the highly regarded publication The Access Manual. She is also a member of the South East Regional Design Review Panel, and a design surgeon for Urban Design London.
Further information
More information on this course can be found here – do get in touch if you have any additional questions.
Disclaimer
The Centre for Accessible Environments reserves the right to change, postpone or cancel any event with reasonable notice. Please do not confirm or finalise any travel arrangements or accommodation bookings until you have been given confirmation by the CAE that the course will go ahead as planned. In case of force majeure, CAE have the right to alter or cancel the event without prior notice, however a notice of the occurrence shall be given by CAE as soon as reasonably possible.