The Federal Government of Australia have produced a document “Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002” developed from the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. This document sets the requirements for owners and operators to meet thresholds of compliance by specified dates.
Accessibility design standards for public infrastructure in Australia, is governed by Australian Standard 1428: Design for access and mobility. This is sub-divided in to:
• AS 1428.1 Design for access and mobility - General requirements for access – New building work
• AS 1428.2 Design for access and mobility - Enhanced and additional requirements - Buildings and facilities
• AS 1428.3 Design for access and mobility - Requirements for children and adolescents with physical disabilities
• AS/NZS 1428.4.1 Design for access and mobility - Means to assist the orientation of people with vision impairment - Tactile ground surface indicators
• AS 1428.5 Design for access and mobility - Communication for people who are deaf or hearing impaired
Additional Australian codes relevant to train station accessibility include the Building Code of Australia ("BCA") and the Disability (Access to Premises - Buildings) Standards 2010
The States can then develop their own specific train station guidelines. For example in Victoria the Victorian Rail Industry Operators Group Standards produced their own: VRIOGS 002.1 - Railway Station Design Standard and Guidelines.
In Belgium, the federal government is negotiating a management contract with the Belgian railways company. In this contract, the railway company is committed to achievie a certain level of service in exchange for the subsidies it receives. The level of service is defined by a large number of indicators, some of which related to the mobility of disabled people.
Dear Marie,
thanks for your answer.
Are railways in obligation to applies this standards in every case. For example major repair?
Dear Jourquin,
thanks for your answer.
are those indicators available?
The full text is indeed available on the web site of the national railway company (SNCB / NBMS), but in French or in Dutch:
http://www.belgianrail.be/fr/corporate/entreprise/gestion/contrat-de-gestion.aspx
Dear,
Some experiences about Brazilian manuals for different situations include railway (in portuguese):
Technical Standard:
http://www.pessoacomdeficiencia.gov.br/app/sites/default/files/arquivos/%5Bfield_generico_imagens-filefield-description%5D_11.pdf
city of Florianópolis - state of Santa Catarina:
http://portal.pmf.sc.gov.br/arquivos/arquivos/pdf/27_04_2010_13.57.35.151b8fa8347e34b725c44df55aa4c00e.pdf
city of São Paulo – state of São Paulo
http://www.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/cidade/secretarias/upload/pessoa_com_deficiencia/manual%20acessibilidade.pdf
Ministério Público (public prosecutor)
http://www.mpsp.mp.br/portal/page/portal/Cartilhas/GuiaPraticoDeAcessibilidade.pdf
I hope they help You.
Regards,
Vanessa
Dear Vanessa,
I am sure that will help.
Thank you very much.
Regards
Dragan
Dragan,
If major rail station upgrades are being undertaken then the DDA standards would be required to be met. There are often projects here in Australia that are just to improve accessibility to meet the DDA requirements. There are very few times when exceptions to the DDA requirements are permitted.
regards
Marie
Dear Marie,
for me this is very interested question because I think in many country are not aligned works and regulations.
Regards
Dragan
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