Released: 25 January 2006
Leading companies make parenting easier by providing pushchair access and baby changing information on directenquiries.com
UK companies, including major retailers such as Boots and Sainsbury’s are using the Nationwide Access Register, directenquiries.com, to help parents needing pushchair access and baby changing facilities.
The unique service provided by directenquiries.com allows parents to search online for shops, restaurants, banks and other companies with the specific access facilities and services for their needs. The information, which has previously been unavailable, will benefit parents across the country.
directenquiries.com, which has averaged over 190,000 hits per week since Christmas, provides access information on thousands of high street stores and independent companies, including: Sainsbury’s, Asda, Boots, Argos, Gap, Costa Coffee, PC World, HMV and Waterstones. Mother & Baby Magazine and motherandbabymagazine.com, have given their support to the new service. Editor, Elena Dalrymple said: “Accessing shops and services is sadly a nightmare for parents, particularly when they are trying to negotiate their way through aisles with a pushchair. Any organisation like directenquiries.com that can help them plan in advance and make their lives easier is highly commendable and will have the support of Mother & Baby readers nationwide.”
Direct Enquiries, chief executive, Grant Kennedy said: “The Nationwide Access Register was created to provide information on access for the disabled. However, following substantial user feedback, the Register has been developed further to include information for parents. Companies that improve their access are not only opening up to the £80 billion spending power of disabled people but are also opening their doors to the parents of over 600,000 babies born in the UK every year. (ends)
Notes to Editors
Directenquiries.com, was set up as the Nationwide Disabled Access Register in 2002 in partnership with RADAR (Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation) and The Employers' Forum on Disability. During the past 12 months the information available has grown to include access for parents with pushchairs as well as the general public. This allowed directenquiries.com to rebrand as The Nationwide Access Register in January 2006.
Directenquiries.com is the only UK directory specifically designed for companies to showcase their disabled access and other facilities. On average, directenquiries.com receives over 1.3 million hits each month from people looking for businesses, organisations and services with the disabled access they require. Registration is only £35 per year, per location, for which companies receive the following:
- Nationwide registration on directenquiries.com detailing company name, address and other contact details, including links to their website, should they have one
- Access to the Action Plan
- A “More Information” section, equivalent to five pages of A4, updateable on a daily basis. This allows businesses to include information on forthcoming additions or changes to their disabled access as well as useful information about their business in general
- Feedback facility to provide customer comments and opinions
For users, directenquires.com provides a full directory service for UK companies detailing the access and facilities available at those registered with directenquiries.com. The register currently includes disabled access information on leading high street names such as Boots, LloydsTSB, Argos, Gap, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Costa Coffee, Pizza Express, PC World and Waterstone’s as well as thousands of small and independent businesses. The disabled access information encompasses everything from parking, entrances, lifts, toilets, counter heights, wheelchair and pushchair access to staff assistance and auxilliary aids such as Braille, large print and induction loops.
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