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25.01.2022 Check out the 'Placeable' towable 'Changing Places' facility as part of Access Conference 2019. Luna Park, Sydney 14-16 August The toilet will be located external to the conference venue so can be viewed anytime.

23.01.2022 ACAA National Conference: 14-16 August 2019, Luna Park Sydney. With a life long passion for inclusion and a history of bringing events to life, we are thrilled to announce that KIM STOKES will be joining our team for Access 2019 as Master of Ceremonies!!! We can't wait to see her light up the room!

20.01.2022 Only two days until our next webinar, 'Accessible Emergency Egress', presented by Bruce Bromley from Equal Access Pty Ltd. Registrations CLOSE at 2.30pm on Friday 24 September (with the webinar running from 3.00pm to 5.00pm). The cost is $66 for ACAA members, $82.50 for Non members, and provides attendees with 2 Continuing Professional Development points. Emergency Evacuation is a high priority for ALL people. With the ever-increasing likelihood of accidents, fires, flooding ...and terrorism, emergency evacuation plans need to incorporate all levels of staff abilities. > What happens with a staff member that has a disability in an emergency? > How do you assist people of differing needs to ESCAPE? > Who is responsible for helping staff in an emergency evacuation, including visiting individuals? In this session, we will look at strategies that address the life safety risk people with disability face in the built environment and examine strategies for both the workplace and home. REGISTER NOW!

19.01.2022 Another big win for Dylan Alcott ! Dylan will be a key note speaker at the ACAA conference. Have you registered yet ? Don’t miss out on early bird rates. https://www.accessconference.com.au/register/

19.01.2022 Deaf and hearing-impaired residents expressed disappointment on social media after Auslan interpreters were missing from the state government's two press conferences about the easing of COVID-19 restrictions this week. ‘Failure to provide this information in an accessible manner, in real-time, violates the human rights of people with disability and places them at great risk,’ ALHR Vice President Natalie Wade said.

16.01.2022 BREAKING NEWS !!! The Hon Stuart Robert MP, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services will launch the ACCESS 2019 Conference at 9am on Thursday 15th August at the Luna Park, Sydney. https://accessconference.com.au/speakers/

14.01.2022 Changing Places Australia want you to nominate the Changing Places facility that you think is best designed in Australia. This could be informed by the tiles, the exterior design, or its consideration of sensitivity issues. Go to: https://changingplaces.org.au/changing-places-design-compe/ to nominate your favourite facility and for more information about the competition. Nominated facilities will be judged by a panel of Changing Places and Sensory experts to be named The Be...st Designed Changing Places in Australia, 2021. There will also be $1000 donated to the charity of the facility owner’s choice. We’re proud to have this competition sponsored by Equal Access. Bruce Bromley, Equal Access Managing Director, Changing Places Assessor and co-author of the Australian Changing Places Design Specifications, assesses and certifies a lot of Changing Places. Day to day, he sees many compliant, yet clinical facilities. Bruce is throwing down the challenge to architects, designers and facility owners to make Changing Places as welcoming and visually appealing as possible. This will take into consideration design elements such as the justification for design, colour, exterior design and consideration for the function of the facility.

12.01.2022 Have you booked in to attend the Conference workshop on Cockatoo island ? It is a strictly limited to 56 participants as will focus on developing Performance Solutions for Heritage Places using Verification methods. https://www.accessconference.com.au/register/

11.01.2022 Day 1 at Access Conference 2019 Sydney

10.01.2022 The ACAA Management Committee are seeking our members, including our Corporate Sponsors and professionals in our industry, to prepare an article (feature article, resource review, case study, project showcase etc) for the upcoming July Edition of Access Insight (AI). The theme is The Great Outdoors with a particular focus on non-urban / semi-rural or bush based access and inclusion. If you have an idea for an article, please email a short brief of the proposed article to AI E...ditor, Anita Harrop [email protected] And please feel free to circulate this invitation to your colleagues! Do not forget, ACAAs Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Program offers 1 CPD point for every 250 words! Articles may be along the lines of: Non-urban walking trails including suitable surfaces, boardwalks, trail classifications (showcasing accessible options), tree-top walks and skybridges, comparable and alternative accessible options to rugged/inaccessible locations State-based parks and wildlife organisations All terrain recreation devices (skiing, mountain biking, cycling, hand cycling, walking/running, adapted wheelchair/equipment etc) Accessible picnic, barbeque, camping, drop loo, seating/vistas, fire pit, and the like Accessible / inclusive outdoor recreation programmes and/or accessible and inclusive accommodation in a regional/rural/bushland setting Accessible features and inclusions in nature play Review of international (UK, NZ, USA) resources (please contact the editor if you would like to review a resource and would like assistance with sourcing material) Inclusive tourism options to the Australian great outdoors The deadline for articles is Wednesday 15 July 2020 Regards Anita Harrop AI Editor

09.01.2022 Have you booked yet for next Friday's webinar? It's open to both ACAA members ($66) and non-members ($82.50), and provides 2 CPD points. The topic for this webinar is 'Accessible Emergency Egress', and important topic for ALL people. With the ever-increasing likelihood of accidents, fires, flooding and terrorism, emergency evacuation plans need to incorporate all levels of staff abilities. The webinar will cover:... - What happens with a staff member that has a disability in an emergency? - How do you assist people of differing needs to ESCAPE? - Who is responsible for helping staff in an emergency evacuation, including visiting individuals? Register now!

08.01.2022 "Resolving to do more and do better on disability in any organization is vital and valuable. It can also be fun and enlightening. And there is plenty of room for stimulating creativity in how precisely to educate people about disability, and help them confront ableism...At the same time, disabled people themselves who watch how disability awareness content is developed and implemented continually notice some disturbing habits. They arise out of valid and essential goals, but veer off into bad practices that undermine these goals. Here are three examples / pitfalls to watch for and avoid..."

06.01.2022 An interesting article in relation to yesterday’s earthquake in Victoria. For those who felt it, what was your experience?

04.01.2022 Access Insight - July 2019 is now available online https://access.asn.au/index.php

03.01.2022 Want 10CPD points for $125+GST? Want to be part of a workshop to try out the new NCC Verfication methods on a beautiful world heritage listed island ? Then what are you waiting for ? Only 20 spots left ! Book now to avoid disappointment! https://www.accessconference.com.au/register/

03.01.2022 The 2020-2021 Management Committee of the Association of Consultants in Access Australia (ACAA) cordially invites our members to attend the ACAA #Wethe15 Guest Presentation, Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Forum, to be held online on Friday, 26 November 2021, via Zoom (12.00pm - 3.00pm). By attending all 3 sessions, you will be awarded 3 CPD points: SESSION 1 - CPD Guest Presentation - #WeThe15 SESSION 2 - Annual General Meeting... SESSION 3 - Forum Meeting Our Guest Speaker, Craig Spencer, is the Chief Brand and Communications Officer, International Paralympic Committee. His work in helping to reposition Paralympic sport as high-performance sport has enabled the Paralympic Games to grow into the world’s third biggest sport event in terms of ticket sales, with only the Olympics and FIFA World Cup selling more. Through using the Games as a platform to transform attitudes towards disability, the Paralympics are now regarded as the world’s number one sport event for driving social inclusion creating multiple opportunities for persons with disabilities. In 2021, he spearhead the launch of WeThe15, a campaign which aspires to be the world’s biggest human rights movement for the world’s 1.2 billion persons with disabilities. https://access.asn.au//upcoming-eve/358-agm-and-forum-2021

02.01.2022 2019 Access Conference- Register now for early bird rates on https://www.accessconference.com.au/register/