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Accessible Restaurant Checklist

Use this before visiting a restaurant, café, pub or venue. Accessibility is more than simply having a ramp at the entrance.

Getting in

• Confirm a step-free entrance.
• Check entrance door width.
• Ask about thresholds or steep ramps.
• Check accessible parking or nearby drop-off if relevant.

Inside

• Check corridor and table spacing.
• Ask whether there is a suitable table with enough wheelchair space.
• Check whether the route to the table is step-free.
• Ask whether tables or chairs can be rearranged.

Toilets

• Confirm an accessible toilet is available if needed.
• Ask where it is located.
• Check whether the route to it is step-free.

Food & communication

• Ask about accessible menus or alternative formats if needed.
• Tell staff about relevant dietary or accessibility requirements.
• Ask whether staff can assist with practical arrangements where appropriate.

Before visiting

• Save the venue's phone number.
• Ask for recent photographs if you are unsure.
• Record the name of the person who confirmed accessibility.

Venue notes

Venue / contact / confirmed details: __________________________________________

Philability reminder: Accessibility is personal. Use this guide as a planning aid and confirm important details with the relevant airline, hotel, transport operator, venue or service provider before you travel.

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