Australian Articles and Publications

Articles and Publications relating to Accessibility in the Built Environment

ACAA does not warrant that the following articles, links and publications are necessarily accurate, current, or appropriate in all respects.

Readers should make their own judgements about the accuracy, currency and appropriateness of the publications.

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ID	Publication Category	Publication Name	Publication Details
6	Australian Publication	A dim view of pedestrian safety: Raising awareness of the needs of vision impaired pedestrians	Caroline Mapleston, OMI, Vision Australia, Journal of the Australian College of Road Safety - Vol 23,No.3,2012,pp.45-50 Download the journal
23	Australian Publication	ACAA Categories of Assessment for Accessibility	ACAA publication to assist clients select the scope of services an Access Consultant can provide. Categories of Assessments for Accessibility
1	Australian Publication	Access everywhere	Manton, J and Connor, J. This is a 32-part series of access awareness handbooks directed at businesses and organisations. Enquire about the handbooks
5	Australian Publication	Access for all Poster	Australian Institute of Architects National Access Work Group. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) and the commencement of the Premises Standards 2010. Download the Access for All Poster
3	Australian Publication	Accessible tourism in publicly available research reports	Associate Professor Simon Darcy Enquire about this article
2	Australian Publication	Advisory Notes on Access to Premises	Commonwealth Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, March, 1998 Review the Advisory Notes
4	Australian Publication	An occupational therapist's guide to home modification practice	Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Inc. Ainsworth, E & de Jonge, D. (2011). Purchase this publication
7	Australian Publication	Building Sight: A handbook of building and interior design solutions to include the needs of visually impaired people	National Centre for Ageing and Sensory Loss , circa 1997. Brighton Beach, Victoria, Australia. Available from Vision Australia Foundation, Kooyong, Victoria This publication is an Australian supplement to the UK book of the same name. The authors of the UK book are Peter Barker, Jon Barrick and Rod Watson. The UK book was published by the Royal National Institute for the Blind. The Australian supplement was developed by Murray Mountain and is available from Vision Australia Foundation
8	Australian Publication	Changing Places Transforming Lives Information Kit	Changing Places Australia Project. Changing Places Transforming Lives Information Kit
98	Australian Publication	Checklist - Addressing the needs of students with vision loss in an education setting	Checklist - Addressing the needs of students with vision loss in an education setting by Jane Bryce
9	Australian Publication	Cultural Life, Disability, Inclusion and Citizenship - Moving Beyond Leisure in Isolation	Edited by Simon Darcy, Jerome F. Singleton Purchase this publication
97	Australian Publication	Developing Design Criteria Based on Visual Perception of People with Vision Impairment Using Contrast Cues	The Luminance Contrast Research Report, Developing Design Criteria Based on Visual Perception of People with Vision Impairment Using Contrast Cues by Aldyfra Luhulima Lukman made available by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) as a Doctorate of Philosophy. Developing Design Criteria Based on Visual Perception of People with Vision Impairment Using Contrast Cues
10	Australian Publication	Evacuation of People with Disability & Emergent Limitations: Considerations for Safer Buildings & Efficient Evacuations	by Lee Wilson Download the publication
11	Australian Publication	Improving Access to Heritage Buildings	Martin, Eric, 1999, Australian Council of National Trusts and the Australian Heritage Commission. Download this publication Enquire about this publication
12	Australian Publication	More Accessible Housing for Independent Living - A guide to designing and adapting dwellings for the aged and people with disabilities	Hunter R.A, 1992, South Gippsland Municipalities Human Services Committee. Enquire about this book
13	Australian Publication	New Housing Options For People with Significant Disability: Design Insights	Published by the Summer Foundation, Oct 2015. The report provides insights into design based on our learnings from our housing demonstration projects in Abbotsford, Victoria and the Hunter region of NSW. The Summer Foundation is developing a small number of innovative housing and support projects to demonstrate a new and more inclusive housing option for people with significant disability. Download the report
14	Australian Publication	Right of Access	Villamanta Publishing, 1998, Australia. Available from Villamanta Publishing
15	Australian Publication	Room 206 - Accommodating Travellers with Disabilities	Helen McAuley & Ngaire Whitehead, 4th Edition 1999, ACROD Ltd. Link not available.
17	Australian Publication	Summer Foundation Building Better Lives	Publications on supportive accommodation, housing for young people in nursing homes, new housing options for people with significant disabilities, etc. Download the publications
18	Australian Publication	Survey Findings on accessible temporary toilets	Western Australia Government, Department of Health, March 2017. Download the report
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