Scottish Autism: making supermarkets accessible

Thank you to everyone who sent us suggestions on how to improve the supermarket shopping experience for autistic customers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

With new queuing rules and social distancing in place as a result of the pandemic, our experience of supermarket shopping has changed significantly.

As part of our My Five campaign, we aim to help retail and hospitality businesses become more welcoming and accessible to autistic people and their families. We have collated the five most commonly suggested themes on adjustments supermarkets can make and developed guidance for them below. We are sharing this directly with supermarkets too.

With lockdown restrictions beginning to ease you may be visiting more than supermarkets in the coming weeks and months.

Learn how you could make these visits a more positive experience and join Gavin Neate, Founder and CEO of the WelcoMe app, for a live webinar and Q&A session today at 12 noon on our Facebook page.

The WelcoMe app aims to support autistic and disabled people to have a positive experience when visiting shops and others venues. #MyFive #Autism #COVID19

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