majarch@vdd.com.au | 0409 404 941
552 Victoria Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
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majarch@vdd.com.au | 0409 404 941
552 Victoria Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
We collaborate with many different practices across planning, architecture, and design, on projects of varying scales, achieving better accessibility outcomes for everyone and satisfying regulatory requirements.
We engage with all levels of government, government agencies, and the NGO/NfP sector, internationally, nationally, and locally, to deliver comprehensive insight into built environment accessibility.
We work with Universities, Professional Associations, Disability and Disabled Peoples Organisations, and LGAs and Advocacy groups building capacity to improve built
environment accessibility outcomes.
We co-create with individuals, business, NGO/NfPs, and government to achieve people-centric, accessible built environments, whether existing or new, across all stages of procurement, design, and delivery.
Productively use our unique transdisciplinary skills to ensure all projects and activities are underpinned by the entwined principles of accessibility, sustainability, and universal design.
Recently Saumya and Mary Ann co-authored a paper with Nicole Mechkaroff titled: Re-framing Built Environment Practice: Towards an Accessible City. This has now been published in The Journal of Public Space Special Issue. The title of the Special Issue is Universally Accessible Public Spaces for All
VDD Studio recently investigated redesigning the International Symbol of Access as part of a competition run by the International Union of Architects and Rehabilitation International. Check out our design and gain some insight into our design process.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 75 Years On
humanrights.gov.au
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'My voice mattered': Seven-year-old wins bid to make Queensland playground more accessible
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The council initially said "site challenges" had made it impossible to make a truly inclusive playground, but have now committed $100,000 to upgrades.
worldblindunion.org
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How volunteer gardeners are helping older Australians to live independently
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Monica Collins, 97, wants to live in her own home, but she can't maintain her garden and it could produce trip hazards. Enter an army of volunteer gardeners.
Research Handbook on Disability Policy
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‘Research Handbook on Disability Policy edited by Sally Robinson and Karen Fisher is a timely and important contribution to the emerging literature on disability, human rights and social policy. Gro...
Greig 'HG Nelson' Pickhaver on why planning out life is 'a complete crock'
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He's one half of much-loved comedy duo Roy and HG, but Greig Pickhaver says a diagnosis of dyslexia was both a "blessing and a curse" as he carved out a successful career "making up things on the spot...In the spirit of reconciliation Visionary Design Development also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to elders past, present, and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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