Name: Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002
Identifier: F2011C00213
Issuing Organisation: Australian Government
Country: Australia
Language: English
Organization website (opens in new window): https://www.legislation.gov.au/
Link to standard (opens in new window): https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2011C00213
Availability: Free to Access
Type: National legislation
Issue Year: 2002 (Reissued 2011)
Forward Review Date: 2010
Fields: Travel, Transport, and Mobility
Intended Audiences: Older People, Carers, Third (Voluntary) Sector Bodies, Private Sector Bodies, Professional and Trade Bodies, and Governmental and Public Sector Bodies
Abstract:
The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 seeks to eliminate discrimination, ‘as far as possible’, against people with disabilities. Public transport is a service covered by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.
– Purpose
The purpose of these Standards is to enable public transport operators and providers to remove discrimination from public transport services.
– Acknowledgment of rights of passengers, operators and providers
In prescribing how public transport is to be made accessible, these Standards acknowledge certain rights of passengers, operators and providers, as well as imposing some responsibilities.
– Application of Standards
These Standards apply to the widest possible range of people with disabilities as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.
These Standards apply to all operators and the conveyances they use to provide public transport services. They also apply to providers and supporting premises and infrastructure.
– Guidelines
These Standards are accompanied by Guidelines. Passengers, operators and providers need to consult the Guidelines when interpreting these Standards
Relevance to Active and Healthy Ageing:
Older Person Specific: No
Usage / Adoption status: Adopted as legislation by the Australian government
Comments:
The guidelines attached to these Australian standards (enforced as legislation) apply to all passengers and providers, as stated in the abstract. Thus they are relevant for older people as well, in particular as it concerns accessibility of public transport.
Note: the Abstract published in this web page was extracted from the full text of the document as available at the URL indicated in “Link to standard”.