The Path Isn’t Equal If the Entrance Isn’t

You can have the best product, the most welcoming team or the most advanced tech but if people can’t even reach your door, it doesn’t matter.

Accessibility starts outside the building. Literally.

Whether someone is arriving by taxi, public transport or a delivery van, there should be a safe and dignified place to stop and enter. That means:

• A dedicated drop-off zone close to the main entrance
• Wide enough to fit larger vehicles
• Spacious enough for someone to safely open a door
• Connected to a kerb ramp so people using wheelchairs, walkers or pushing strollers can access the pathway

Why does this matter?

Because poor planning at the entrance quietly sends a message: “This place wasn’t built with you in mind.”

And it doesn’t just affect people with disabilities. It impacts:

• Parents with children
• Elderly citizens
• Suppliers with deliveries
• Visitors unfamiliar with the location
• Even YOU, on a day you’re tired, injured or it’s raining.

A short walk becomes a long struggle when there’s no safe, direct route in.

It’s a Small Design Decision with a Big Ripple Effect

Inaccessibility at the entrance isn’t always intentional but the result is still exclusion.

Fortunately, this is fixable and doing it right doesn’t just check a box, it:

• Increases foot traffic
• Enhances first impressions
• Signals respect
• Boosts equity

Accessibility isn’t about adding extras, it’s about removing obstacles.

Try This Today:

Next time you visit your office, business or any building, ask: “If I were arriving here with limited mobility, no car or heavy luggage, would this entrance work for me?”

If not, there’s your opportunity.

The entrance should welcome everyone not just the lucky few.

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Let’s rethink Access, together.