Guideline for promoting compliance of bus stops with the Transport Standards
03-Dec-2010

The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a Guideline on those aspects of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport (DSAPT) that relate to bus stops following a period of extensive consultation with a wide range of individuals and organisations. Many valuable comments were made on the two separate drafts of this Guideline which were published on the Commission’s website in 2009 and 2010.

The Guideline for promoting compliance of bus stops with the DSAPT has been prepared by the Commission to assist bus stop providers to comply with the DSAPT. The Guideline does not replace the provisions of the DSAPT and does not seek to alter or expand upon the content of the DSAPT – something only Parliament can do. The Guideline can be found at http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/standards/AHRC_Bus_Stops_Guidelines_November_2010.htm

Michael Small

Disability Rights Unit

Australian Human Rights Commission

The Commission encourages those who have developed similar material or are aware of other resources that might assist in developing good practice for difficult bus stop sites to share this information with them at disabdis@humanrights.gov.au

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