NRAC Auditors and NRAC Consultants
There are two types of membership of the National Register of Access Consultants - NRAC Consultant and NRAC Auditor.
NRAC Auditors have expertise in identifying access problems and give general advice on solutions. They possess a basic knowledge of constructon. They provide a professional service to business, public and other undertakings by
- comprehensively identifying and reporting on access issues as developed in the client brief. These may be audits or appraisals, and may include general advice on solutions.
- providing access related policy/strategy advice, including design appraisals, development of Access Statements, access plans, access related strategies and policies.
Using his or her professional judgement, an NRAC Auditor should be able to identify the access requirements specific to the physical environment, and within the appropriate legislative context, considering all relevant factors. These will include legal requirements, client needs best practice guidelines, practicality and user requirements.
NRAC Consultants can make recommendations and provide solutions of a technical and policy nature as well as identifying access problems. They possess a greater degree of construction knowledge than NRAC Auditors.