Farah Madon

BARCH, RAIA, ACAA, LHA

Director Vista Access Architects

ACAA Accredited Access Consultant, Livable Housing and Changing Places registered Assessor

Professional Affiliations:

• Accredited member of the Association of Consultants in Access Australia (ACAA). Membership no 281
• Architect, registered with the NSW Architect's Registration Board. Registration number 6940
• Member of Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA), A+ Practice member, Membership no 49397
• Registered Assessor of Livable Housing Australia. Licence no 10032
• Registered Assessor of Changing Places Australia. Registration no CP006

Farah’s Educational Profile and Qualifications include:   

• Bachelor of Architecture Degree with Honours (B.Arch.)
• OHS Construction Induction Training Certificate
• Units PRDAC401A/403A/503A & CPP40811 from Certificate IV in Access Consulting
• Unit CPP50711 from the Diploma in Access Consulting
• Changing Places Australia's Training for Assessors

Farah currently participates on the following key committees concerning access for people with disabilities, on an honorary basis:

• Vice President of Association of Consultants in Access Australia (ACAA)
• Livable Housing Australia’s Industry Reference Group (IRG) Member
• Convener of the ACAA’s Access related Practice and Advisory Notes
• Community Representative Member of the Penrith City Council's Access Committee
• Member of Australian Institute of Architect’s (RAIA) National Access Work Group (NAWG)
• Management Committee member of NSW Network of Access Consultants
• ACAA representative on ME-064 Committee responsible for the AS4299 and AS1428 suite of Australian Standards on Access for people with disabilities.
• Member of the NSW Government- Everyone can Play Advisory Group 
• Management Committee member of Penrith Disabilities Resource Center starting in 2010
• Livable Housing Australia's NDIS Specialist Disability Accommodation Design Guidelines Steering Committee member

Publications:

Farah has provided input into the following publications:

• Australian Human Rights Commission's Advisory Note on the use of Mobility Scooters in Registered Clubs and other public spaces
• Technical input / technical diagrams into book, "Managing the Paralypics" by Palgrave Macmillan Publishers Ltd in Chapter of "Accessibility as a key management component of the Paralympics" by Professor Simon Darcy
• Livable Housing Australia’s Guidelines document as a part of the LHA Industry Reference Group member
• Farah is also the Editior of Access Insight Magazine which is a bimontly publication of the Association of Consultants in Access Australia