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Access for people with disabilities luminance contrast

Luminance Contrast is the bright idea for enhancing access

01 Sep 2014BUILDING CERTIFICATION, ~ Access0 comments

As building certifiers and members of the building development industry, we know how clever design of an environment can help make lives easier and facilitate independence. Contrary to popular sentiment, Luminance Contrast is one such clever design idea.

Exemptions to access for people with disabilities

Access for people with disabilities – Exemptions

09 Jun 2014BUILDING CERTIFICATION, ~ Access0 comments

If all doors were required to hinge from the top and have handles and latches located within 200 mm from the floor can you imagine the outcry. Well this is how many people with disabilities feel when they struggle to get in or out of a building or office, that has not provided access suitable for them.