House Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Inquire into the draft Disability (Access in to 
Premises - Buildings) Standards

Disability (Access to Premises - Building) Standards 2009

Disability Discrimination Act 1992

Submitted by Matt Mattson: CEO
Ability Rights Victoria 
ABN: B21-594-10C

ALL premises (new or improved) all corridors and pathways MUST grant an access too;

1/ Gophers
2/ Scooters
3/ plus all models of wheelchairs (being a manual - a 4wheel: - or a 6wheel)
4/blind citizens
5/ citizens controlling prams or child handling equipment
6/ unwell citizens
7/ citizens controlling walking frames!

PLEASE NOTE:

If facilities have a doorway users of mobility equipment need to pass through: all doorways to be electronically controlled. Users of mobility equipment have difficulty using manually controlled swing door.

Request that;

1/ all disabled person's toilet facilities; to be of equal size! EG: 12 foot square. With internal fittings fitted at a 45 degree angle at corners

2/ access into this facility: be through
AI an electronic sliding doorway; or
B/ an electronically controlled swinging door

No manual swinging door is accepted.

3/ Hand washing facilities to have room underneath hand basin: allowing disabled citizens to drive their machine under sink.

4/ an emergency call for assistance button fitted at a height at all disabled citizen's toilet facilities. (Where staffs are on duty)

5/ at railroad stations "there is a sign on the outside wall" EG: "This facility is reserved for citizens controlling mechanical machinery".

Where councils have disabled person's toilet facilities: councils to carry out regular checks these checks at appropriate times. Entrance to facility is through either a sliding door or electronic swing door.