Why does Access-i refer to “people with specific needs”?

Everyone has needs. For people with physical, sensory, mental or psychological limitations, these needs are even more specific.
For example, they may concern access to buildings, use of on-site facilities, participation in activities, and verbal or written communication.

If the person’s needs are not met, they are then considered to be “in a disabling situation”.

By meeting the specific needs of that person, we avoid putting them in a disabling situation.

It is therefore the environment that is not adapted to the person (and not the other way around).

By acting on the environment, we can reduce the difficulties experienced on site.
This way, the needs of a person with reduced mobility are met. Thanks to these adjustments, and despite their impairments, they are no longer “in a disabling situation”. They can take part in activities “just like everyone else”.
[1] Louis-Pierre Grosbois, A public space for all.
[2] Source: The Wallonia-Brussels Accessibility Collective (CAWaB): https://cawab.be/-Missions-.html

When Access-i audits a place open to the public, it provides information for 7 families of people with specific needs: