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DSAPT Amendment 2026: Due for commencement October 2026

  • September 7, 2026
  • Alison Shiels

The Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 otherwise known as the Transport Standa...

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Design or Construction Constraints? Consider A Performance Solution

  • September 4, 2026
  • Alison Shiels

Most people think an access consultant’s job is to identify where a design doesn’t comply; however, our role involves much more ...

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Premises Standard Update and Changes in AS 1428.1 2021

  • February 18, 2025
  • Chris Flynn

A recent update to The Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 (DAPS) came into effect on November 23, 2024. Among the changes was the inclusion of a reference t...

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A New Inclusive ‘Gender Neutral’ Toilet Sign

  • July 1, 2024
  • Bruce Bromley

A question we have received a number of times within our practice is the provision of and identification of ...

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Why ‘Wave to Open’ and ‘Wave to Lock’ Discriminate

  • May 2, 2024
  • Bruce Bromley

We are now regularly seeing the installation of ‘Wave to Open and Wave to Lock’ buttons used on automated...

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Raised Tactile And Braille Signage Compliance

  • November 10, 2023
  • Bruce Bromley

We are often asked to assess signage against the requirements of the Disability Access to Premise...

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