Specialist Disability Accommodation

Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) refers to accommodation for people with disabilities who require specialist accommodation solutions, including to assist with the delivery of supports that cater for their functional impairment or support needs.

Specialist Disability Accommodation is already being put on the ground across Australia and is being enrolled as Specialist Disability Accommodation by SDA Providers using compliance certificate that certify compliance with one of the following requirements;

• SDA Design Standard ; or

• If completed before 1st July 2021 SDA Minimum Requirements

While the SDA Design Standard is not mandatory until 1st July 2021, SDA Providers preferred option is achieving compliance with the SDA Design Standard and therefore we have ensured we have the necessary accredited assessors on the ground to provide this service.

Our services

• Design (Provisional) Assessment – Certificate of SDA Design Category Compliance

  • Conducting desktop compliance assessment of the proposed SDA Design Category plans

  • Preparing and issuing SDA assessment advice report

  • Liaising with design team to facilitate solutions

  • Conducting desktop compliance assessment of the construction design SDA plans

  • Preparing and issuing LHA Certificate of SDA Design Category Compliance

• Final-as-built Assessment – Certificate of SDA Final-as-built Category Compliance

  • Conducting desktop compliance assessment of the Final-as-built SDA Design Category plans

  • Prepare and issue Final-as-built advice report for the builders action

  • Liaise with builder to facilitate solutions

  • Where necessary receive amended Final-as-built documentation and conduct desktop assessment of the Final-as-built documentation

  • Conduct a Final-as-built compliance inspection of completed SDA building

  • Preparing and issuing

    • LHA Certificate of SDA Final-as-build Category Compliance

    • SDA Assessment Summary Form

    • As constructed documents