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Accredited member

Active member since 19 Oct 2023

ACA Member Number - 500

User Profile

Vanessa Griffin

Access Consultant

Vanessa is a qualified Building Surveyor with over 18 years of experience in Local Government. Vanessa is an Access Consultant and an Accredited member of the Association of Consultants in Access Australia. Vanessa has been with Vista Access Architects since 2015.

Vanessa specialises in working with architects, designers, engineers, government agencies and managers of buildings and to ensure the requirements of disability access are incorporated into the proposed developments to ensure inclusiveness for the community and the building users.

Vanessa has worked on both desk top assessments as well as site inspections of Platinum LHA developments and is a Licenced LHA Assessor.

Professional Affiliations:
Accredited member of Association of Consultants in Access Australia (ACAA) Member no 500
NDIS Accredited SDA (Specialist Disability Accommodation) Assessor Registration number SDA00009
Licenced Assessor of Livable Housing Australia. License no 20035
Member of Environment Development & Allied Professionals (EDAP)
Member of Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS)
Vanessa’s Educational Profile and Qualifications include:
Diploma of Surveying in 1996
Diploma of Health and Building Surveying in 2000
Certificate IV in Access Consulting in 2016
Livable Housing Design Assessor's Course
Accredited Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Assessor's Course
OHS Construction Induction Training Certificate
Changing Places Australia's Training for Assessors
Publications
Article in November 2018 Issue of Access Insight on Fire vs Access
Vanessa currently participates on the following committee concerning people with disabilities, on an honorary basis:
Board Member of NADO - Nepean Area Disability Organisation

Business Profile

Vista Access Architects

ABN: 82124411614

https://www.accessarchitects.com.au/ 0437131076 https://www.accessarchitects.com.au/ POX 353 Kingswood New South Wales 2745

Our Access Consultancy services include: - SDA (Specialist Disability Accommodation) Assessments - Access Reports for DA (Development Application) - Access Reports for CC (Construction Certificate) and CDC (Complying Development) - NDIS Specialist Disability Accommodation assessments - Changing Places assessments - Adaptable Housing reports as per the requirements of AS4299. - AS1428 Compliance reports - Site audits of existing buildings and assessment of the ‘affected part’ works. - SEPP Senior Living and People with Disability reports - Livable Housing assessments - Performance Solutions under the BCA - Research projects - Expert witness for Access matters More details on our website www.accessarchitects.com.au

Office Locations

New South Wales

Areas Serviced

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

States Licensed

New South Wales

Functional Impairment

Aged Care, Hearing, Manipulatory, Mental Illness, Mobility Impairment, Other, Physical, Speech, Vision

Expertise

Adaptable and Universal Housing, Advisory, Aged care facilities/seniors housing, Alternative print formats and Braille services, Architecture, Auditing, Commercial, DDA/Disability Action Plans/DDA law, Design, Educational facilities, Ergonomics and OHS, Expert witness, Government and institutional facilities, Government policy, Health and medical facilities, Hearing augmentation/assistive listening/related products/services, Heritage, Home modifications and independent living equipment, Hospitality facilities (hotels/motels/restaurants), Industrial, Landscaping/pedestrian accessways/street furniture, Lighting, National parks, Orientation and Mobility (people with vision impairment), Playgrounds, Research and testing, Residential, Retail, Signage and wayfinding, Tactile ground surface indicators, Tourism and Recreational facilities/services/products, Training, Transport and infrastructure, Vehicle Adaptations/equipment