Links
Alphabetical List of Links
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A
ACROD, See N below
Access Group Resources UK
ACAA Categories of Assessment for Accessibility
Access Code UK - Code of Practice on Access and Mobility
Adaptable Housing
Adaptive Environments - Human Centred Design, USA
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Design Guidelines (ADAAG)
An Occupational Therapist's Guide to Home Modifications by Elizabeth Ainsworth, Desleigh de Jong
Arts Access Australia
AS 142828.1 - 2009, Supplement by John Deshon
The Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated (ASTC)
Australian Building Codes Board
Australian Building Codes Board - Access activities and documents
Australia For All - is an international website devoted entirely to
accommodation and tourism venues which are accessible to people with
disabilities. As a community service inclusion is free to tourism
providers who meet the criteria requirements set out. Photographic evidence
A dim view of pedestrian safety: Raising awareness of the needs of vision-impaired pedestrians, by Caroline Maplesden, Orientation and Mobility Instructor, Vision Australia, Geelong, Victoria, Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety – Volume 23 No.3, pp.45-50, 2012. http://acrs.org.au/journals/august-2012-vol-23-no-3/
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B
Blind Citizens Australia
BrainandSpinalCord.org - Provides information and education about brain and
spinal cord injuries. It also has a blog section, great videos, a weekly
Q&A, and much more
Building Dispute Practitioners' Society Inc.
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C
Canadian Transport Agency - Accessible Transportation
Centre for Accessible Environments, UK
Centre for Universal Design, USA
Choices for Independent Living, the Chairs & Cares demonstration model accessible house in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Concrete Change, USA
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D
Danish Building Research Institute, Denmark
Deafness Forum of Australia
Department for Transport UK Inclusive Mobility
Design Council, UK
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1992, Commonwealth Government of Australia
Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (UK) Access Directory
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), Standards Project
Disability Rights Commission, UK
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E
E-ability information website
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F
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, USA
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G
Guidelines on Access to Premises
Guide Dogs NSW Advocacy for Access
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H
Hampshire Council Access Fact Sheets UK
Home Renovation Service, Victoria
Human Rights Commission, Guidelines on Application of The Premises Standards
Human Right and Equal Opportunity Commission - Case Reports
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, Australian Commonwealth Government, Disability Rights
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I
Improving Access to Heritage Buildings, A practical guide to meeting the needs of people with disabilities, Eric Martin, Australian Council of National Trusts, Australian Heritage Commission 1999
Improving Access to Heritage Buildings tackles very difficult issues and should be of great practical help to all those responsible for providing access and interpretation to culturally significant places. It discusses the legal framework that underpins equity issues, sets out strategies to identify and resolve access requirements and provides hands-on solutions from around Australia.
Independent Living Centre NSW
Independent Living Centre SA
Independent Living Centre VIC
Institute of Access Training Australia - IATA, Certificate in Access Appraisal - Buildings and IATA Access Improvement Scholarship Program to assist young people with disabilities who wish to work in the access improvement area,
International Commission on Technology and Accessibility (ICTA)
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J
JobAccess is a comprehensive, easy to use website and a free professional telephone information and advice service. Users of the service can access confidential, expert advice on matters relating to the employment of people with disability. The JobAccess advisory team includes a fully qualified Psychologist and Occupational Therapists who are experienced on all disability employment matters. This includes the range of Australian Government services and incentives available for people with disability, employers, service providers and co-workers. These include reimbursement of the costs of special and adaptive equipment, Auslan interpreting for job interviews and other work related activities, Deaf Awareness training for co-workers, wage subsidies and workplace modifications.
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L
Livable Housing Australia (LHA): All New Homes To Be Safer And Easier To Get Around By 2020
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N
National Disability Services (formerly ACROD)
National Register of Access Consultants, UK
New South Wales (NSW) Building Professionals Board, Implementing new nationwide disability access standards in NSW.
New Zealand Human Right Commission
Novitatech
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O
Office of Housing, Victoria
Ontarians With Disabilities (ODA) Committee, Canada
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P
ParaQuad Victoria (Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association of Victoria)
Physical Disability Council of Australia
(The) Product Safety and Testing Group, The University of Nottingham, UK was established in 1991 to carry out investigations into the safety and design of consumer products. The group is multi-disciplinary, being based jointly within the Institute for Occupational Ergonomics and the School of Mechanical, Materials, Manufacturing Engineering and Management at the University of Nottingham.
The work of the PSTG draws on ergonomics, psychology, materials and engineering expertise and includes evaluations of product safety for Government Departments and for industry. Longer term fundamental research into ergonomics, product design and consumer safety issues has resulted in academic publications and government reports.
Anthropometric data on children, adults, and older adults is available via this web site.
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R
Royal Australian Institute of Architects
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S
Smithsonian Institute Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design, USA
Spinal Cord Injury Resource Page
Standards Australia
Sussex Street Community Law Service Incorporated, WA
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T
The Right Door For Everyone - Universal Design Resources
Trace Center, USA "Research to Make Everyday Technologies Accessible & Usable"
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U
United States Access Board
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V
Vision Australia Accessible Design
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W
West Australian Disability Services Commission
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