Communities - Accessibility Checklist: Catering

Catering is an area that is sometimes overlooked when considering the needs of people with disability.

Have you:

Made sure staff are available to assist people with mobility and vision impairments to select and carry food if required?
Made sure that food serving areas are at a height that can be seen and accessed by people using wheelchairs?
Made some tables and chairs available for people who are not able to stand for long or who need to place their food on a table to eat?
Provided a choice of cups and mugs? Mugs may be easier to handle than cups or plastic cups.
Made drinking straws available for people who may not be able to handle a cup or mug?
Made sure that beverages and food are not set too far back on the table and not too high (such as tall urns that must be pressed from the top)?
Made sure common dietary requirements are addressed, for example vegetarian, vegan, gluten free?

This checklist is one of a series that support the Guidelines for Accessible Events.