Aim
This highly interactive course is for anyone looking to advance their auditing skills and understanding of inclusive design in the built environment.
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 access consultants considering NRAC accreditation, to architects, planners, surveyors, and local authority and housing teams.
Course Dates
The course is running on the following dates:
Live Online via Zoom:
Wednesday 8 & Thursday 9 July 2026 – Book Now
View all upcoming training courses in our events calendar.
Course outline
This two day programme has an interactive workshop format and 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 reports and making recommendations
Cost
The live online course fee is £700.
The onsite course fee is £750.
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 is passionate about delivering training that empowers professionals and stakeholders with the knowledge and understanding needed to create truly inclusive, well-designed environments. He 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.
Ann’s work spans a wide range of projects, including many education and historic buildings, and she brings extensive expertise in the design, audit and management of accessible built environments, strategic access planning, project briefing and staff inclusive design training. She has worked with design teams on major developments such as new buildings for Imperial College London, Brent Civic Centre and many residential schemes.
Ann has lectured on Inclusive Environments MA course at the University of Reading, and was course leader on the Access Auditing postgraduate course at the University of Portsmouth, in collaboration with CAE. She is also the 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
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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.