Accessibility
Event: Indigenous Garden Walk with Paul Girrawah House
General information
Travel instructions
Bus: The two closest bus stops are on Federation Mall. From there, it is a 200 metre walk across the Forecourt to the Main Front entrance of Australian Parliament House. Hazards on the Forecourt include a water feature surrounded by bushes, loose red gravel, bollards and occasionally, barriers surrounding maintenance work areas. Car: The public car park is located underground at the north - eastern side of the building, follow the blue parking signs once on Parliament Drive. From the car park, there is a ramp up to a corridor with public bathrooms. Once past the bathrooms there is a flight of stairs on the left and a lift on the right, these take visitors to the 'Great Verandah' and the Main Front entrance.
Entry instructions
This tour does not require entry into Australian Parliament House. Attendees will be met on the forecourt mosaic, located at the front of the building. To enter Australian Parliament House visitors will go through a security screening process like at the airport. Visitors with pacemakers and other medical devices should inform Security Officers before passing though the magnetometers. There are always male and female security officers to use the hand wand metal detector, if needed. Visitors with prams will need to take the child out of the pram and put the pram through the conveyer belt screener. Parents walk through the magnetometer with the child in their arms. There are some flashing lights, and it can be busy and noisy in the security screening area
After entry instructions
Attendees will be met on the Forecourt mosaic, located at the front of the building.
Hazards
The tour will involve a walk through the native gardens surrounding Australian Parliament House. Visitors may encounter uneven surfaces, gravel pathways, and changing weather conditions. The route is wheelchair accessible but users may find some areas more challenging than others.
Toilet location
There are multiple accessible bathrooms in the public areas, and there is an adult-hoist change facility bathroom adjacent to the Post Office. There are two parents’ rooms in the public areas, one is near the entrance to the Queens Terrace Café, the other on the eastern side of the building on level one.
Accessible parking
The row of visitor parking closest to the visitor car park entrance ramp are designated for accessible parking.
Guide Dogs
Guide dogs and other assistance animals accompanied by their handler are welcome in the public areas