About APD

APD is a sole trader company. Manager, John Evernden:

Qualifications

Civil Engineer, Sydney City Council, 1961 – 1997
Part-Time Teacher, Sydney Technical College, 1980 – 85
Volunteer Tourism Officer and Interpretive Guide, The Hills Shire Council, 1999–
General Manager, East Coast Eagles AFL Club Inc., 2003
Disability Access Consultant, Spinal Cord Injuries Australia, 2006.
Community Worker Disability Services, Canterbury City Council, 2007, 2011–2012.
Disability Access Consultant, Independent Living Centre NSW, 2007 – 2010.
Accredited Access Consultant, Accessible Public Domain, 2010–

NSW Department of Transport’s Disability Discrimination Act, Transport Standards Task Force – 1995/96.
Various Sydney City Council committees
The Sydney Coastal Councils Group
Streets Opening Conference, Chairman, plus the SOC Technical Sub-Committee
NSW State Government City West Redevelopment Authority Steering Committee
City West Engineering Committee
City West Community Liaison Committee, Chairman
Sydney City Council Environment Management Committee

Technical Advisor to the City of Sydney Access Committee 1981 – 1997.
Developed Tactile Street Signs for people with vision impairment, 1994 (acknowledged as a world-first). These signs can be found adjacent to the audio-tactile pedestrian call button on traffic signal poles in the Sydney CBD.
Disability Access Consultant, Spinal Cord Injuries Australia.
Community Worker Disability Services, Canterbury City Council.
Disability Access Consultant, Independent Living Centre NSW.
Developed the “You’re Welcome” Project, an Access Awareness and Practical Solution Tool for creating an age-friendly public domain, 2007.
NSW Department of Transport’s Disability Discrimination Act, Transport Standards Task Force – 1995/96.
Australian Local Government Association’s Accessible Transport Committee – 1996
City of Canterbury Disability Access Committee – 2007, 2011–2012
Developed the City of Sydney Access Map and Directory 1994, A guide for people with limited mobility

Access Committees – Educating the Road Designer, Australian Road Research Board Conference – 1992.
Preparing the City of Sydney for the 2000 Olympic Games, NSW Association of Occupational Therapists – 1994.
The Creation of Accessible Bus Stops – A Study of the Effects on Infrastructure, Australian Local Government Association – 1996.
Roughley House, a New Perspective – Baulkham Hills Shire Council’s Centenary History Project – 2006.
The “You’re Welcome” Project – Designing an Age-friendly Public Domain.
A joint submission with the Council on the Ageing NSW to the NSW Staysafe Committee – Report on Pedestrian Safety (Report No. 3/54, December 2009).
Tactile Street Name Signs. The International Mobility Conference, Palmerston North, New Zealand, February 2012.