Designing Accessible Ramps and Stairways

A Guide to Handrail Requirements in AS 1428.1:2021

Australian building codes, standards and regulations, such as the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) and AS 1428, mandate accessibility features in public spaces and buildings. Among these features are handrails for access ramps and stairways, both of which are critical to enabling users with disability to safely navigate a space.

Download this whitepaper for a guide to the key handrail requirements that impact the design, specification and construction of ramps and stairs in public spaces.

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Moddex have a range of handy resources to help streamline and speed up design time. 

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Branded Worksections

We understand that compliance is non-negotiable and that you want to be confident in your decision making. That's why we are a product partner of NATSPEC - to make it easy for you to specify compliant & functional handrail or  balustrade systems. 

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BIM Content

Moddex have partnered with IGS BIM Solutions to develop an extensive, high-quality Revit (BIM) content library. Developed to industry best practices, the BIM library is available to download in Revit 2018 (and all subsequent versions) and AutoCAD.

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Technical Product Data

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