Advertising to an £80bn market
We believe it is vital that people know in advance whether the facilities and access they require are available or not. Only then can they can make an informed decision about where to shop, apply for a job, enjoy a meal, go for a swim, access a specific service and much, much more.
Direct Enquiries – is an online disabled access register that gives businesses and service providers throughout the United Kingdom an opportunity to shout about what access and facilities they currently provide. Importantly it also provides details about what access and facilities they cannot provide today, but hope to provide in the future.
The register is completely free to use. It is designed to provide users with a single source of information regarding access and facilities for any building that is open to the general public. As well as accessing vital information, anyone that registers can request email alerts when their favourite business updates its information.
The benefits of registering your business
The spending power of disabled people is in the region of £80 billion a year. Direct Enquiries gives you the opportunity to present detailed information to customers about the services and facilities that you currently offer to disabled customers, their friends, family and carers. Importantly, the service also enables you to detail where your services and facilities may be difficult to use, or what you can not provide, but hope to provide in the future. You have up to four A4 pages of text to detail and advertise as much information as you wish about your business in general.
You can update your information online as often as you want. Customers can even provide you with feedback on your services, access and facilities, giving you vital information to further improve what you offer.
Direct Enquiries helps you to meet your legal obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) Part III, Section 4.26 of the Part III Code of Practice which clearly states that service providers must let disabled people know where their services are ‘unreasonably difficult’ to use