Hello,
I have been a member of this listserve for about a decade now, and have
followed with enthusiasm the development of accessibility standards in the
UK and elsewhere.
I am member of a group of volunteers representing many different
disabilities (mobility, intellectual, vision, hearing, neurological, etc.)
in our local area, which is the eastern part of Washington State in the US.
We are bulding a website of accessibility features of places, services and
events for all disabilities and ages. We are finalizing our checklist, which
differs from the ADA in that it also includes customer service guidelines
and "disability friendliness" that are not covered in the ADA.
We hope to rely on volunteers and students to a great degree to perform site
audits. We also realize we will need to have a paid co-ordinator, and will
likely need to pay for some site auditors in the future.
I have been asked to come up with wage/costs projections for our budget. I
have not been able to find any such auditors in our area for comparison.
So, I'm asking this group what you use to figure costs for audits. Do your
site auditors get paid salary? If so, what would be considered an average
hourly rate? Do they get paid per audit? If so, what is a likely rate? Does
consultancy work for premises owners warrant a different rate structure?
Any feedback would be helpful.
Thank you,
Dave Reynolds, Editor
Inclusion Daily Express
International Disability Rights News Service
www.InclusionDaily.com
Lead Facilitator
Access4All Spokane
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