If you manage any building or public asset with parking, then you need to stay up to date with rules around the Australian Disability Parking Permits Scheme. As a building manager, facilities manager, strata manager, car park operator or council, accessible parking is always a sensitive area and one that’s hard to police. Effective 1…
How Remote Control Parking Bollards Enhance Accessibility and Compliance Ensuring equitable access to parking for individuals with disabilities is not just a matter of convenience—it’s a legal and moral imperative. Despite clear regulations and designated spaces, misuse of disabled parking bays remains a pervasive issue across Australia. Implementing solutions like remote control parking bollards can…
As someone who’s spent a lot of time around parking, I’ve seen first hand the misunderstandings that swirl around disability parking. Many people wrongly assume that only those with visible, physical disabilities, such as using wheelchairs, qualify for accessible parking. But in reality, 9 out of 10 disabilities are invisible. Conditions like brain injuries, congestive…
Disabled parking bays are vital for mobility for access for people with mobility challenges. The prevalence of able drivers either misunderstanding the rules and signage or thoughtlessly parking in those spots, often hinders the effectiveness of disability bay parking. For example, cross-hatched shared access bays next to designated accessible parking bays are intended for wheelchair…
We have seen a rise in a particular kind of client for our durable parking bollards – those who require access to disability parking bays. People who carry a disability permit require select bays as they are closer to exits and entrances, have higher visibility surrounding them, and are made to be wider to cater…
That’s My Spot was featured in Parking Today! Are we running out of disability parking in Australia?
Disabled parking bays are often designed with shared access bays next to them. These are generally either cross-hatched or marked out as shared space, so people don’t park right next to the disabled parking bay. These shared access bays are to allow access for wheelchair ramps to be opened from a car, but often other…
Goal 11 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development goals is to: “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable” The United Nations (UN) has identified sustainable transport as a critical core component of Goal 11. World leaders recognized unanimously at the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20) that transportation and…
Disability parking permits prioritise accessibility for individuals with disabilities in Australia, aligning with the SCHADS Award and other important initiatives. how to apply for disability parking permit NSW, to obtain a disability parking permit, you need to apply for a Mobility Parking Scheme permit with Services NSW. NSW Disabled Parking Permits If you have one…
Every day, people with disabilities experience barriers that make it difficult to participate and work in the community. Their disabilities may be visible and obvious, such as use of a wheelchair, or invisible and non-obvious, such as breathing difficulties, or a prosthetic limb. Barriers to accessibility may be physical, such as inaccessible streetscapes; social, such…
