WHAT IS THE OPEN ACCESS PROGRAM?
The purpose of this program is to educate and promote access and mobility friendly businesses in the Bear River Region. The program is completely voluntary, and recognizes the effort or commitment of businesses to become more bike, transit, mobility, and service friendly. Through the use of local volunteers, the program hopes to accomplish the following:
- To help businesses become more aware of access and mobility best practices for their business and its employees.
- To provide information and resources to businesses committed to becoming more accessible for customers of all abilities.
- To promote access and mobility friendly businesses to the public by recognizing their efforts online and through a window sticker awarded to businesses that are committed to improving access and mobility for all current and future patrons.
ACCESS & MOBILITY FRIENDLY BUSINESSES
Volunteers are trained by BRAG staff to conduct on-site access and mobility evaluations of local businesses. This evaluation provides an opportunity to educate businesses and their employees of barriers to customers with mobility concerns.
Businesses also have the opportunity to host a presentation for their employees to learn more about serving customers with disabilities, and how they can improve their business space for a safer and happier shopping experience for all.
Businesses also have the opportunity to host a presentation for their employees to learn more about serving customers with disabilities, and how they can improve their business space for a safer and happier shopping experience for all.
BUSINESS RECOGNITION
Businesses who participate in the Open Access program will also be presented with a program sticker. This sticker recognizes those businesses in our community that are committed to enhancing community mobility through employee training and/or future improvements of their facilities.
We will also recognize businesses here on the Open Access website to highlight their names and positive details of their mobility evaluation. Check out the business POSITIVE POINTS of accessibility on the resource page. If you are a business owner and would like to learn more about the program please contact the BRAG Mobility office at 435-752-7242.
BRAG coordinates with several agencies who serve persons with disabilities. Those agencies will be consistently updated as to new businesses joining the Access and Mobility program, or those who've made improvements in mobility and accessibility.
Click HERE to watch the OPEN ACCESS Business Training Video. on youtube.
Click HERE to download the printable Presentation Quiz.
We will also recognize businesses here on the Open Access website to highlight their names and positive details of their mobility evaluation. Check out the business POSITIVE POINTS of accessibility on the resource page. If you are a business owner and would like to learn more about the program please contact the BRAG Mobility office at 435-752-7242.
BRAG coordinates with several agencies who serve persons with disabilities. Those agencies will be consistently updated as to new businesses joining the Access and Mobility program, or those who've made improvements in mobility and accessibility.
Click HERE to watch the OPEN ACCESS Business Training Video. on youtube.
Click HERE to download the printable Presentation Quiz.