Access Resource Kit (ARK) - Disability Services Commission

EXTERNAL ACCESS
Relevant access requirements:
♦ HRAC (HREOC)Advisory Notes on Access to Premises (Updated Feb 1999)
Clauses: 5.2, 5.4, 5.7, 5.13.
♦ AS1428.1 - 2009 - Design for access and mobility – New Building Work.
♦ AS1428.2 - 1992 - Design for access and mobility – Building and Facilities
(in part only as the majority of this standard has been merged with
AS1428.1 – 2009, the remaining sections still apply on fixtures fittings and
fitments.)
♦ AS1428.4.1 - 2009 Design for access and mobility – Tactile ground surface
indicators for the orientation of people with vision impairment.
Important points to consider in relation to signage:
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signage should be clear and easy to read to assist people with intellectual,
cognitive and sensory disabilities;
signage should provide access to information and directions to services; and
tactile ground indicators should be provided at changes in levels or direction.
53. Is signage located at the following:
External Signage
YES
Carparks (AS2890.6 – Clause 3.1 & A3
Set down areas
Building entrances
Change of direction
Other? _________________________________________
54. Does the signage give directional information about buildings,
facilities (including toilets, lifts, entrances and hearing
augmentation) and services? (AS1428.1 Clause 8.1(a)
55. Does the signage give general information about the
buildings, facilities and services?
56. Does the signage provide information about access
for people with disabilities? (AS1428.1 Clause 8.2.1)
57. Is there sufficient signage to allow a person to move
independently around the buildings and facilities?
(AS1428.1 Clause 8.2.1(d)
58. Is the signage located at a height of between 1200mm -
1600mm above the finished floor / ground surface?
(AS1428.1 – Clause 8.1(d)
NO
Buildings and Facilities Checklist – Towards Best Practice (Aust Standards updated
February 2011) 3.21