Funktionshinder, tillgänglighet och mervärde : En studie om positiva effekter efter utförda tillgänglighetsåtgärder

This study has examined whether there are more benefits to performing accessibility improvements than the benefits seen from a socially sustainable perspective. The hypothesis was that it can be shown that improved accessibility benefits businesses, that it should not only be seen as a mandatory necessary legislation that costs money. But also that there are benefits that provide added value.The study begins with a background that presents the concept of accessibility, its history and what a disability is and when a functional disability occurs. The study also includes a thorough literature study that deals with human rights, Swedish functional disability policy and legislation. The background and literature study are presented so that the reader will have an understanding of the study’s main subject, accessibility. The case study describes two different businesses where they have chosen to invest in accessibility and made improvements. The first case study focuses on a business has chosen to carry out construction measures to improve the physical accessibility to their premises. In the second case study, a business has chosen to incest broadly in accessibility and let it be an obvious part of their entire business widespread in many places.The result of this study is that the two businesses examined have succeeded in gaining added value after improving accessibility. In a smaller business, it becomes more difficult to see a greater gain in carrying out accessibility measures, but that it is an advantage can be stated in several ways. In a larger business or organization, it is easier to see the benefits of working on a large scale and realize that there is a benefit in thinking about accessibility for everyone. In both cases it was found positive effects on the number of visitors