Attractions
Art Gallery of West Australia
The Gallery is situated in the Perth Cultural Centre adjacent to the City train station and Northbridge. Pedestrian/wheelchair entry from the CBD via the City Station and Roe Street pedestrian overpass, or alternatively from Barrack Street via the James Street Mall or William Street. Parking is available in the Library building or Roe Street carparks.
Access to the floors is by lift and the gallery offers good wheelchair accessibility.
The disabled toilet is to the left of the main entrance, hidden somewhat near the female toilets entry. A unisex toilet with disabled friendly fittings.
Mindarie Marina
Ocean Falls Boulevard
Mindarie
Located forty minutes to the north of Perth, this picturesque marina is a great location to watch the sunset or enjoy the cooling sea breeze on a warm day. The wheelchair friendly boardwalk bordering the marina has an assortment of eateries where you can enjoy everything from a coffee to a beer, although they are not all wheelchair accessible. The Indi Brewery & Restaurant (micro brewery) on the waters edge is accessible and very inviting, with an excellent disabled toilet, great views and a lounge section ideal for wheelchairs.
There is an Acrod parking right next door and there is also a wheelchair friendly footpath and perimeter jetty to the side where you can wander.
Above the marina is a hotel with advertised disabled facilities, but the facilities are NOT wheelchair accessible.
The marina is a nice venue for a meal or coffee with great views.
Museum of West Australia
Perth Cultural Centre
James Street, Perth
Seven Acrod parking bays are available under the Library building on Francis Street where a lift brings you up to the ground level (fee paid) or there are two free Acrod parking bays on the corner of Francis and Museum streets, adjacent to the museum, where a wheelchair accessible path leads to the museum.
The Western Australian Museum provides an insight into Western Australia's history and environment. The museum offers a wide range of permanent, International and traveling exhibitions, including contemporary, historical and cultural exhibits. A favorite of mine is the annual ANZANG photographic exhibition.
Wheelchair access is generally good except for the first floor, where the floor is split in two. The special hoist for wheelchairs to one section would not fit my wheelchair. This little bit of planning brilliance aside, the access is by lift to the rest and the older buildings out the back are manageable.
The disabled toilet is to the left of the main entrance, a little tight, but manageable with disabled friendly fittings and a wall mounted rail.
Perth Zoo
20 Labouchere Road
South Perth
There is two Acrod parking bays out front and a couple more in the carpark off Mill Point Road. Upon entering there is an information kiosk. The toilets behind the information are not wheelchair friendly, but 100 metres further up to the left is a newer facility with a disabled toilet. It is roomy with friendly fittings and rails. There is another disabled toilet next to the merry-go-round and café on the other side of the zoo.
Wheelchair accessibility around the zoo is good, as is the viewing visibility from wheelchair height. There are several walk through exhibits where assistance may be required with the gate or door. The Australian exhibit where you walk with the kangaroos is on a slope and will require a keen pusher for the manual wheelchairs. Don’t try the suspension bridge in the rain forest exhibit like this goose, not wheelchair friendly.
The Zoo is always a good day out, even in a wheelchair.