December – AA appointed to carry out NSW government school access assessments in northern NSW
August – AA engaged as access consultants for major commercial and recreational projects in Bankstown NSW
May – adoption of NCC 2022 including accessible housing 2023 and 2024 transition
May – AA director Michael Fox attended RI Global Centennial events in Beijing
March – AA engaged as access consultants for several NSW educational, commercial and residential projects
June – AA engaged to inspect, assess and recommend access strategies for the National Gallery of Australia lake frontage Sculpture Garden.
February to June – ongoing access consultancies including Sydney region shopping centres and large scale residential project
August – AA access consultancy for a 43 level commercial office development in North Sydney
September – AA appointed as access consultants for a 350 apartment western Sydney development
February to November – Scentre access programs at Liverpool, Mt Druitt, Parramatta, Penrith and Warringah
March – access consultancy for new Abbotsleigh Junior School Library
June – Pacific Disability Forum contract to develop accessibility Guidelines and Standards for planned implementation across the Pacific Region
July – access programs for new Sydney Bunning store and southern Sydney High School
August – access reports and performance solutions for access to and within a new regional Waste Management Centre
April – AA appointed access consultants for residential projects in Newcastle, Gosford and Sydney
June – AA providing access advice and reports for a public artwork installation
August – AA engaged to provide access review and reports for a major western Sydney shopping centre
April – AA appointed access consultants for the highest apartment building in Parramatta
April – AA engaged for major retail, commercial and residential development in the Sydney CBD
June – Michael Fox presented a Plenary Session paper at the Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Macau
June – AA appointed access consultants for a Sydney private school Master Plan and staged implementation
August – AA site assessment of new WSU Liverpool Campus
June – AA appointed to provide Abbotsleigh access assessments and strategies
April – AA access reports and site inspections for several aged care and dementia projects
March – AA access programs for Westfield shopping centres
February to April – AA engaged as access consultants for several housing and commercial projects in the Sydney region
January – AA site inspections and certification for Western Sydney University (WSU) fitout program
November – Michael Fox met with UK Department of Communities and Local Government in London to discus status of Part M legislation and criteria for accessible and adaptable housing.
October – Access Australia (AA) director Michael Fox invited to attend the Pacific Rim October Conference in Hawaii and presented a paper on Sustainable and Accessible Communities
May – AA appointed by JPR Architects and the Milligan Group to provide access assessments and recommendations for several new medium density Sydney residential projects.
February – AA commissioned by Scentre to provide access reviews and performance solutions in relation to several Westfield centres in Western Australia.
February – AA engaged by Inner West Council to provide a masterplan review and holistic access assessment of Leichhardt Oval.
January – AA continuing access consultancy for St Catherine’s School, Waverley during Stage 1 aquatic centre, performing arts and research centre design and construction
January to December – AA new access consultancy projects include Westfield Warringah, Dyldam residential and mixed use programs in Western Sydney, The Haven Amphitheatre in Castlecrag, The Astor heritage apartments in the Sydney CBD and Randwick Town Hall.
January – AA engaged to review a range of commercial and retail tenancies and hotels in the Sydney region.
March – AA appointed to provide an access review and certification of accessible sensor operated tapware for Thornthwaite Technologies in Chatswood.
March – AA engaged by Willoughby Council to provide access assessments and recommendations for upgrade of the Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Haven Amphitheatre in Castlecrag.
November – AA appointed by Link Asset Management to carry out access peer reviews of 4 major shopping centres in Hong Kong
November – AA appointed to prepare access reviews and reports for several Dyldam projects in Carlingford
July – Michael Fox presents CRPD Article 12 paper in Tel Aviv, with visits to Jordan and the West Bank
June – AA appointed by Paynter Dixon as access consultants for several RACF projects – residential aged care facilities
May – AA submissions to the DDA Access to Premises Review
February – AA engaged by Westfield for access reviews regarding major shopping centres in the Sydney Region
January – AA appointed access consultants for University of South Queensland and UTS programs
December – AA expert advice regarding successful Land & Environment Court Seniors Housing case in Pennant Hills
October – Michael Fox access related meetings in Doha and Muscat, and attendance at RI Assembly in Warsaw, Poland.
July – AA appointed access consultants by NSW RMS (Roads & Maritime Services) for comprehensive Sydney Ferry wharves access upgrades.
June – AA continuing appointment by the Council of the City of Sydney during access upgrades to the heritage listed Sydney Town Hall.
May – AA engaged as access consultants for St Catherine’s School, Waverley.
April – Michael Fox and Margaret Fox attended RI Executive Committee Workshop in Auckland NZ.
February – AA continuing engagement with the University of Sydney and UTS regarding accessible environments, parking and facilities.
January & August – AA engaged to provide SEPP Seniors expert evidence regarding seniors living projects.
September – AA appointed by the Reserve Bank of Australia to carry out a comprehensive access assessment of the Sydney head office.
August – following June completion of the Kuwait Access Strategy by Michael Fox and Joseph Kwan, Kuwait ratified the CRPD on 22 August 2013
August – AA new and continuing access consultancy services to the University of Sydney, UTS and the City of Sydney
July – AA engaged by Westfield and Coles to provide access reviews and recommendations for several Sydney and regional retail programs
June – AA appointed as access consultants for several RACF (residential aged care facilities) and Seniors Living projects
April – AA appointed by the Council of the City of Sydney to provide APS best practice access assessments and recommendations for a number of Council properties and sites
February – Michael Fox and Joseph Kwan presented capacity building Workshops in Kuwait PDF
November – Michael Fox and Sue Salthouse facilitated the RI Australia Housing Forum in Canberra – refer RI Australia
November – AA engaged by the University of Sydney to assess designs and prototypes for main Campus lecture theatre upgrades – including virtual / AV and physical access and technology to provide accessible and equitable information and environments
October – AA engaged by UTS for main Campus building upgrade project
July – Access Australia appointed by the University of Sydney to manage and facilitate DDA Action Plan (DAP) accessible environment Workshops across all University Campus areas as part of the current review and update of the University DAP .
April – Michael Fox attended meetings in Kuwait to agree 2012 program to develop a Kuwait Access Strategy.
December – University of Sydney Symposium on the WHO World Report on Disability. Refer Michael Fox Presentation
December – RI Australia Townsville Workshop. Refer RI Australia website
October – Access Australia appointed by UTS (University of Technology Sydney) to review the UTS Accessible Environments Policy (AEP)
October – Access Australia engaged to assess the Telstra WebPhone – with a focus group of people with a range of disabilities – prior to national introduction of this new technology
September – Michael Fox attended CRPD meetings and September 11 commemorations at the United Nations in New York.
May – BCA 2011 incorporates the Access to Premises Standard (APS). Australian Human Rights Commission announcement
March – Access Australia engaged by Capital Insight as access consultants for the Westmead Hospital Millennium Institute and Research Hub.
December – Access Australia appointed by the Barana Group to provide access consultancy services for the Panorama residential project in Crows Nest NSW.
November – Michael Fox attended RI Assembly and meetings in Copenhagen, Denmark and was elected Chair of the RI Foundation.
October – CRPD presentations by Michael Fox in Bangkok, Thailand and Doha, Qatar.
July – Access Australia appointed by the Sydney Olympic Park Authority to carry out an access review at the Homebush Olympic Park.
June – Access Australia appointed by the City of Sydney to review access to and within the historic Sydney Town Hall and provide planning and design alternatives and strategies for more equitable access.
June – Access Australia engaged by the University of Sydney to carry out a comprehensive access program in relation to all Sydney region campuses.
March – RI India and World Bank Conferences in Delhi and Hyderabad regarding inclusive and holistic educational and community based rehabilitation programs in the South East Asia Region. RI Global representatives included President Anne Hawker, Secretary General Venus Ilagan and Michael Fox. Refer www.riglobal.org
March – On 15 March the Australian Government launched the DDA Standards for Access to Premises (APS). The intent of the Standards is to provide national consistency between the DDA and BCA. The APS will commence on 1 May 2011.
January – Michael Fox represents RI at International Disability Alliance (IDA) CRPD Shadow Report meetings in Geneva.