Vanessa Griffin
ACAA Accredited Access Consultant,
Livable Housing Assessor,
Changing Places Assessor and
NDIS Accredited SDA (Specialist Disability Accomodation) Assessor
Vanessa is a qualified Building Surveyor with over 18 years of experience in Local Government. Vanessa is an Access Consultant and an Accredited member of the Association of Consultants in Access Australia. Vanessa has been with Vista Access Architects since 2015.
Vanessa specialises in working with architects, designers, engineers, government agencies and managers of buildings and to ensure the requirements of disability access are incorporated into the proposed developments to ensure inclusiveness for the community and the building users.
Vanessa has worked on both desk top assessments as well as site inspections of Platinum LHA developments and is a Licenced LHA Assessor.
Professional Affiliations:
- Accredited member of Association of Consultants in Access Australia (ACAA) Member no 500
- NDIS Accredited SDA (Specialist Disability Accommodation) Assessor Registration number SDA00009
- Licenced Assessor of Livable Housing Australia. License no 20035
- Member of Environment Development & Allied Professionals (EDAP)
- Member of Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS)
Vanessa’s Educational Profile and Qualifications include:
- Diploma of Surveying in 1996
- Diploma of Health and Building Surveying in 2000
- Certificate IV in Access Consulting in 2016
- Livable Housing Design Assessor's Course
- Accredited Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Assessor's Course
- OHS Construction Induction Training Certificate
- Changing Places Australia's Training for Assessors
Publications
- Article in November 2018 Issue of Access Insight on Fire vs Access
Vanessa currently participates on the following committee concerning people with disabilities, on an honorary basis:
- Board Member of NADO - Nepean Area Disability Organisation
- Community representative member of Blue Mountains City Council
