Australian Standard on Wayfinding AS1428 Part 4.2 public comment process CRM:0167172
To improve the accessibility of the Wayfinding public comment process, a number of changes to the regular public comment procedure have been made. Please note these are exclusively for the Wayfinding public comment and intended for end users who are unable to follow the regular process due to vision impairment.
Please note that there has been an extension to the Public Comment deadline to allow time for this process change to be implemented. The deadline for Public Comment submissions will now be Monday 15 February 2016.
https://sapc.standards.org.au/sapc/public/listOpenCommentingPublication.action
To request a copy of the Draft Standard, an individual may contact our Standards Information Service (SIS) by email mail@standards.org.au or by phone (1800 035 822). The SIS coordinator will request their contact details and will send them the Draft Standard in either PDF and/or DAISY format as requested.
Standards Australia will also send them instructions for submitting comments, including a Microsoft Word template into which multiple comments can be entered. The email to them will include a statement to the effect that the document is licensed to them alone and is not for distribution.
“Standards Australia have been working with industry experts in the development of the ‘Wayfinding’ Standard (AS1428.4.2), which relates to the provision of a built environment that is legible to people who are blind or vision impaired.
This Standard is being produced in Accessible PDF and DAISY formats, which are designed to be read with commonly available screen reading software.
If you wish to comment on this Draft Standard and, due to vision impairment, you are unable to obtain the Draft Standard and submit public comments through the Standards Australia website, please email mail@standards.org.au to request a copy of the Draft Standard. Please include your full name and a contact telephone number, and confirm whether you would like to receive the Draft Standard in PDF and/or DAISY formats. Alternatively you may call 1800 035 822.
Standards Australia will send you the Draft Standard along with instructions on how to email in your public comments.”
Erika Webb
Blind Citizens Australia
Drafting Member – ME-064
erikaweb@yahoo.com.au
08 9401 6078
041 991 8264