Access Resource Kit (ARK) - Disability Services Commission

TRANSPORT FACILITY
Facility: ____________________________________________________________
Date: ____________________________________________________________
Assessor: ____________________________________________________________
Relevant access requirements:
♦ HREOC Advisory Notes on Access to Premises (updated 1999) Clauses 5.2,
5.6, 5.8, 5.14, 5.15.
♦ 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:
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provision of accessible ticket retail outlets and machines with clear, easy to
read instructions;
continuous accessible path of travel;
provision of suitable visual and auditory information; and
provision of tactile indicators on access ways for people with visual impairment.
Including Platforms/Jetties
YES
NO
1. Is there a continuous accessible path of travel from the
ticket purchase area to the arrival/departure point?
2. Is the route to the facility confusing for a person who is
blind or vision impaired? If so, are there Tactile Ground
Surface Indicators available to the arrival/departure point?
(AS1428.4.1 - Clause A3.2)
3. Does the edge of the arrival/departure point have
ground tactile indicators? (AS1428.4.1 - Clause A3.2)
4. Are the Tactile Ground Surface Indicators set back
600mm – 900mm from the edge of the platform/
wharf and have a minimum depth of a
minimum of 12 truncated cones
600mm?
Buildings and Facilities Checklist – Towards Best Practice (Aust Standards updated
February 2011) 3.53