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This online publication has been designed by Scope Access to help a person with the planning, assessment and construction quoting stages of their home modification installations. It can be for personal use as an 'idea starter' or it can be used in conjunction with the support of an Occupational Therapist (OT) or an OT and Builder team to seek an appropriate plan. The publication is available for downloading from Scope Access or the Home Modification Information Clearing House websites.

Full title: AS1428.1-2001 Design for Access and Mobility - Part 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESS - NEW BUILDING WORK Details include: walkways, ramps, sanitary facilities, seating in places of public entertainment and hearing augmentation - listening systems. A supplement is available which outlines the testing methods used to achieve dimensions of AS1428.1.

Full Title: AS1428.2-1992 DESIGN FOR ACCESS AND MOBILITY Part 2: ENHANCED AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS - BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES It sets out requirements additional to the minimum requirements of AS1428.1. It also covers requirements for buildings and facilities which are not covered in Part 1.

Requirements for Children and Adolescents with Physical Disabilities. A standard dealing specifically with the access requirements of children and adolescents with physical disabilities.

Full Title: AS 1428.4-2002 DESIGN FOR ACCESS AND MOBILITY Part 4: TACTILE INDICATORS Part 4 of Australian Standard design for Access and Mobility AS 1428. Contains standard on tactile ground surface indicators for the orientation of people with vision impairment.

AS 1735.12 covers the Australian Standard on Lifts, Escalators and Moving Walks for People with Disabilities. The full title of the standard is AS 1735.12-1999 LIFTS, ESCALATORS AND MOVING WALKS Part 12: FACILITIES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

The Standard sets out minimum requirements for accessible automatic teller machines.

An Australian Standard which aims to make dwellings safer and easier for people of all ages. The adaptable house must, in its adaptable features, suit any future occupant with any type of disability.