User Details

Accredited member

Active member since 19 Oct 2023

ACA Member Number - 281

User Profile

Farah Madon

Accredited Access Consultant

Farah is a passionate advocate for inclusion especially for people with disabilities and the lead author of the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) SDA (Specialist Disability Accommodation) Design Standard.
Farah contributes on a number of Boards and Management Committees in relation to accessibility for people with disabilities including being the ACAA representative member on the Australian Standards ME-064, community Representative member of Penrith City Council's Access Committee, member of the LHA’s (Livable Housing Australia's) Industry Reference Group, member of RAIA’s (Australian Institute of Architect's) National Access Work Group, management committee member of NSW Network of Access Consultants and member of LHA SDA Steering committee. Farah has also been a member of the Management Committee ACAA (Association of Consultants in Access Australia) from 2011 till November 2019 including being the immediate past Vice President of ACAA.

Business Profile

Vista Access Architects

ABN: 82124411614

https://www.accessarchitects.com.au +61412051876 [email protected] Australian Capital Territory 2747

Our Access Consultancy services include: - SDA (Specialist Disability Accommodation) Assessments - Access Reports for DA (Development Application) - Access Reports for CC (Construction Certificate) and CDC (Complying Development) - NDIS Specialist Disability Accommodation assessments - Changing Places assessments - Adaptable Housing reports as per the requirements of AS4299. - AS1428 Compliance reports - Site audits of existing buildings and assessment of the ‘affected part’ works. - SEPP Senior Living and People with Disability reports - Livable Housing assessments - Performance Solutions under the BCA - Research projects - Expert witness for Access matters More details on our website www.accessarchitects.com.au

Office Locations

New South Wales

Areas Serviced

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

States Licensed

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Functional Impairment

Aged Care, Hearing, Manipulatory, Mental Illness, Mobility Impairment, Other, Physical, Speech, Vision

Expertise

Adaptable and Universal Housing, Advisory, Aged care facilities/seniors housing, Alternative print formats and Braille services, Architecture, Auditing, Commercial, DDA/Disability Action Plans/DDA law, Design, Educational facilities, Ergonomics and OHS, Expert witness, Government and institutional facilities, Government policy, Health and medical facilities, Hearing augmentation/assistive listening/related products/services, Heritage, Hospitality facilities (hotels/motels/restaurants), Industrial, Landscaping/pedestrian accessways/street furniture, National parks, Playgrounds, Residential, Retail, Signage and wayfinding, Tactile ground surface indicators, Tourism and Recreational facilities/services/products, Training, Transport and infrastructure, Vehicle Adaptations/equipment