Access Resource Kit (ARK) - Disability Services Commission

TOILETS
Facility: ____________________________________________________________
Date: ____________________________________________________________
Assessor: ____________________________________________________________
Relevant access requirements:
♦ HREOC Advisory Notes on Access to Premises (Updated Feb 1999)
Clauses 5.2, 5.9, 5.14
♦ AS1428.1 - 2009 - Design for access and mobility – New Building Work.
Important points to consider:
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accessible toilets will allow people with a wide range of disabilities to be
independent;
the first toilet in every building should be a unisex accessible facility accessed via
a non gender specific area.
The next toilets are to be ambulant accessible facilities, that are accessed via a
gender specific are in the male and female facilities.
unisex accessible toilets are preferable to separate male and female accessible
toilets, to enable partners and carers of the opposite gender to assist if required;
accessible toilet cubicles should provide unobstructed circulation space;
toilet pan, basin and handrails should be positioned at correct heights and
locations;
hand basins are required to be located inside the accessible cubicle; and
ambulant accessible toilets are an alternative for people with disabilities who do
not require the larger accessible toilet.
Sole occupancy units require different dimensioning for basins in sanitary
facilities.
Toilets
No. of standard toilets: female ______ male ______ unisex ______
No. of accessible toilets: female ______ male ______ unisex ______
Legend:
YES NO
INSERT BUILDING LEVELS
Unisex accessible facilities
Buildings and Facilities Checklist – Towards Best Practice (Aust Standards updated
February 2011) 3.38