Courses

Access, Equity and Design MF0533 - $59.95 incl GST

  • Presented by: Michael Fox AM
  • CPE/CPD Credits: 1 Hour - FORMAL

Confirmed as a NSW Architects Registration Board CPE listed activity

picture

Michael Fox, Director of Access Australia, is an architect and internationally recognised leader in the field of access and equity.

This course outlines the legal and technical requirements regarding access to and within the built environment. The discussion includes the importance of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and its impact on the Building Code of Australia (BCA) and Australian Standards.

Michael Fox provides a comprehensive summary of BCA clauses regarding access for Class 1 to 10 buildings, Australian Standard AS1428 Parts 1 to 4 and proposed AS1428 Parts 5 to 8. The course provides detailed commentary and recommendations on public domain elements including parking, ramps, tactile indicators and surface treatments. 

The course also discusses the draft Access to Premises Standard (APS), planned for adoption in mid 2006, including proposed requirements for access to pools and lifts in low rise buildings.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand ‘access’ as a process linking all forms of information and communications, all types of transportation and access to and within existing new private and public built environments.
  • Be more familiar with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
  • Be more familiar with access standards, in particular AS1428 Parts 1-4
  • Understand BCA requirements regarding design for access, both performance based and deemed to satisfy provisions
  • Become familiar with the liability of architects in relation to access, equity and design.

Course Duration: 00:44:46

Assessment: 10 multiple choice questions

___________________________________________________________________________________________

ACCESS AUSTRALIA

Access Australia provides access assessments research and reports. Key personnel and specialist consultants include architects, occupational therapists and people with a wide range of disabilities. Access Australia clients include government, service providers, architects, property developers and solicitors.

Michael Fox

AM, B Arch, MTCP, FRAIA, MRAPI

Michael is an experienced architect, planner and access consultant with involvement in access and equity since 1972. He is a director of Access Australia and related architectural company Michael Fox Architects. HE is an accredited member of ACAA – the Association of Consultants in Access Australia.

In June 2004, Michael was elected President of RI, a global network regarding the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities – www.riglobal.org . From 1996 to 2004, he was Global Chair of ICTA, the RI International Commission on Technology and Accessibility – www.ictaglobal.org .

Related activities include Corporate Board member of House with No Steps, Sydney; University Lecturer in Access, Equity & Design; member of Standards Australia ME / 64 Access and Mobility Committees since 1975; and 1992 to 2001 Chair of NRAF in Sydney, Northern Region Access Forum.