Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions.

1.

Develop access and use policy.

1.1.

Nature of project and demographics of occupants or users are researched and noted.

1.2.

Statistical information on the probable volume and range of disabilities in the occupant or user demographic groups is researched and noted.

1.3.

Applicable access and use compliance requirements are reviewed, and conflicting compliance provisions and areas that are not the subject of legislation are identified and noted.

1.4.

Project clients and other key stakeholders are consulted, notes on initial findings are discussed, and access and use design policy is developed and documented within required timeframe.

2.

Analyse access and use requirements and develop options.

2.1.

Project documentation is analysed with reference to access and use policy, and areas of the project are divided according to levels and types of access and use provision required.

2.2.

Areas of project where minimum compliance requirements are to be applied are analysed and prescribed specifications for access and use provisions are noted.

2.3.

Areas of project where access and use provisions are recommended to exceed compliance requirements are analysed and ideas for solutions that meet the access and use policy of the project are developed.

2.4.

Conflicting compliance provisions and areas of a project that are not the subject of legislation are analysed and ideas for solutions that meet the access and use policy of the project are developed.

2.5.

Areas of project where a full or partial exemption from compliance requirements is sought are analysed and a report on the exemption is prepared as required.

3.

Consult client to confirm and select access and use options.

3.1.

Minimum access and use requirements for project areas are discussed and authorised with client and stakeholders, or enhancements and refinements are developed in line with access and use policy.

3.2.

Ideas for enhanced access and use solutions in line with project access and use policy are presented to client and stakeholders, and costs and practicalities are discussed.

3.3.

Ideas for access and use solutions for areas of project that are not the subject of legislation, or where compliance provisions are conflicting, are presented to client and stakeholders; and costs and practicalities are discussed.

3.4.

Non-compliant access and use provision and related exclusion rationale for areas that cannot meet compliance requirements are presented to client and stakeholders, and discussed and refined.

3.5.

Decision-making process is supported with additional information as requested and selected options are noted.

4.

Develop detailed specifications for access and use solutions.

4.1.

Detailed specifications are prepared for access and use provisions in areas of project where compliance requirements are to be applied.

4.2.

Detailed specifications are prepared for selected access and use solutions in areas of project that exceed compliance requirements.

4.3.

Detailed specifications are prepared for selected access and use solutions in areas of project where legislation does not apply or compliance requirements conflict.

4.4.

Detailed specifications and supporting management plan, if required, are prepared for non-compliant access and use provision.

4.5.

Rationale for exemption from compliance requirements on the grounds of unjustifiable hardship is prepared in agreed format with full analysis of reasons, costs and alternatives.

5.

Finalise and submit design policy and design brief.

5.1.

Access and use design policy for project is updated with reference to the access and use solutions selected.

5.2.

Specifications for access and use solutions are collated into a formal design brief in line with client requirements.

5.3.

Documentation to support the design brief is prepared or obtained.

5.4.

Design policy and design brief are presented to client and stakeholders, reviewed in detail to ensure accuracy and completeness, and amendments are noted.

5.5.

Finalised design policy and design brief are submitted to client for authorisation and circulated to stakeholders as required.

This section describes the language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills essential to performance in this unit but not explicit in the performance criteria.

Skill

Performance feature

Learning skills to:

assimilate information about diverse disabilities and access and draw on that and previous knowledge regarding requirements.

Numeracy skills to:

assess cost-effectiveness of proposed solutions.

Oral communication skills to:

exchange complex information with people from diverse backgrounds using language and format suited to the context and audience.

Reading skills to:

interpret complex legal and technical documents regarding access to and use of the built environment, such as:

legislation, standards and codes specified in the range of conditions

research papers.

Planning and organising skills to:

categorise different areas of projects

meet timelines for service provision.

Problem-solving skills to:

analyse access and use issues for people with disabilities

identify gaps and conflicts in compliance requirements and develop solutions.

Technology skills to:

prepare project documentation.

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Access and use compliance requirements must include:

Australian and international standards relating to access

Australian and international guideline documents relating to access

Building Code of Australia (BCA)

Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and its regulations and amendments

DDA Premises Standards

DDA Transport Standards

DDA Education Standards

state, territory and local authority legislation, regulations and planning requirements.

Project documentation must include at least two of the following:

concept sketches

construction design brief

feasibility study.

Report must include consideration of:

design that relies on full or partial exemption from the requirements of the BCA as applied by state or territory building legislation

likelihood of a successful defence of a design on the grounds of unjustifiable hardship should a complaint be made.