Access Resource Kit (ARK) - Disability Services Commission

EXTERNAL ACCESS
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appropriately placed signage which is clear and easy to read and sufficiently
illuminated;
stairs and ramps on the access route should have handrails, kerb rails, Tactile
Ground Surface Indicators on each change of level on the landings where both
handrails are not continuous; and
alternative access routes if required, should be adjacent to the main route to the
building.
tactile ground surface indicators are required to warn people with vision
impairment that they are approaching a stairway, escalator, travelator, ramps,
boarding points and platform edges.
Buildings and Facilities Checklist – Towards Best Practice (Aust Standards updated
February 2011) 3.15