Australian Disabled Access Consultants were recently invited by Bargo Colonial Cottages to provide a fee proposal for disabled access building design assessment for a proposed Disabled Learning Centre/special needs school in Austral.
The disabled access assessment scope of work offered to assess the compliance with Liverpool Development Control Plan 2008, Australian Standards AS1428.1-2009, AS1428.2-1992, AS1428.3-1992, AS1428.4.1-2009 and AS2890.6-2009, and Part D3 of the Building Code of Australia disabled access, wheelchair access and parking guidelines.
The project designer, Bargo Colonial Cottages designed the Disabled Learning Centre/special needs school to provide disabled access and wheelchair access for:
- Continuous safe paths of travel within the building
- Building entry doorway circulation spaces and hardware
- Wheelchair passing bays
- Accessible toilets and combined sanitary facilities
- Floor-ceiling heights along all movement pathways
- Kitchen design layout and furniture fit-out
- Door and window glazing
- Tactile ground surface indicators
- Slip resistant surface paving and floor surfaces
- Fire egress route and waiting space for people with disabilities
- Audible warning systems and visual warning systems
- Inbuilt hearing augmentation amplification systems
- Emergency evacuation plan
- Light switches and general power points
- Taps
- Signage
- Interior lighting
- Accessible parking space, parking area layout and safe paths of travel; and
- Outdoor recreation areas
The scope of work carried out by Australian Disabled Access Consultants will involve:
- Design assistance by site meetings to inspect existing site conditions and provide disability access design advice for compliance with Liverpool Development Control Plan 2008, Australian Standards AS1428.1-2009, AS1428.2-1992, AS1428.3-1992, AS1428.4.1-2009 and AS2890.6-2009, and Part D3 of the Building Code of Australia until the design has been finalised
- AssessING the final drawings and prepare a Disability Access Assessment Report to assess and certify guidelines compliance