Accessible (Disabled) Car Parking

How Big Should Accessible (Disabled) Carparking Spaces Be?

5400mm Long by 2 x 2400mm wide (4800mm wide) (One dedicated parking space + One Shared Space) If two accessible carparks are required, they may use the shared space in between them, however, the size would then be 3 x 2400mm (7200mm wide). More

Why Are Accessible (Disabled) Car Parks Now So Big?

To permit enough space for a side deployed ramp to enter and exit a motor vehicle. More

How Many Disabled Car Parks Do I Need?

This is determined by the Building Classification.within the Building Code of Australia. More

Accessibility of Public Transport in Action: Passenger Ferries

February 14, 2022
Bruce Bromley

For public transport operators, accessibility and ease of use are essential to design considerations across...

Why Your Preschool or Childcare Centre needs AccessLatch

October 4, 2021
Bruce Bromley

If you’re a parent of young children in a kinder, preschool or childcare centre or visit a maternal child health centre (MCHC), you’ll...

New Designers Responsibilities – Performance Solutions

July 26, 2021
Bruce Bromley

Please Note: This requirement is an Australian Building Codes Board directive and does not just apply to access. All performance solutions including...