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Disability Inclusion and Liveable Communities
Disability Inclusion and
Liveable Communities
A world where people with disability live full, independent lives of their own
choosing.
Vision
Everyday you or someone you care for might need help to see, hear, learn, speak up or get around. So, before anything else IDEAS will use respectful listening in our customer service to understand a persons needs and wants.
We provide information that assists people with disability make informed decisions about matters of importance to them.
The UN Convention and the NSW Disability
Inclusion Bill recognise the inherent value of
each person, regardless of background,
where we live, what we look like, what we
think or what we believe.
Australia’s policy settings Article 21 UN Convention on the rights of people with disability
The National Disability Strategy The NSW State Plan
NSW Enabling Act 2013
NSW Disability Inclusion Bill 2014
Is Australia an inclusive society?
BARRIERS TO INCLUSION 1. Systemic 2. Cultural / Attitudinal 3. Environmental
BARRIERS – SYSTEMIC
In general society does not provide the same opportunities to people with impairment.
INCLUSION – CULTURAL RESPECT Cultural influences Welcoming people of diverse cultural backgrounds
BARRIERS – ENVIRONMENTAL
Accessibility - Ability to engage with, use, participate in, and belong to, the world around us. Environmental Environmental factors disable individuals through not being accessible for them to move, function and communicate as effectively as people without impairments.
BARRIERS – ENVIRONMENTAL Accessible built environments
BARRIERS – ENVIRONMENTAL
Accessible information
What do we mean by accessible information?
• Information is not data alone • Information is not a web address or a
1300 number answered by a machine • Information starts with respectful
listening • Information sometimes needs navigation • Information needs interpreting • Information needs distribution • Information is beautiful
Socrates said
‘The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.’
and Donald Rumsfeld said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
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Independent Accessible Accurate Relevant Collated Interpreted Disseminated Ubiquitous Based in Listening Costs little to Has In reach and access Out reach of High Quality
Information needs to be:
How does IDEAS work connect with Local Government?
Universal Inclusion Training
A collaborative community directory style database which many Local Councils use online to house their community directory. IDEAS maintains 5,000 disability specialist records that support the mainstream community records maintained by Local Councils. In total the database gives online and potential hard copy access to over 45,000 records. A project piloted in 3 local government areas to support access to information about inclusive communities. This project is currently undergoing redevelopment for further roll out across NSW
Interactive workshop style training that raises disability awareness and understanding
The power of a smile – the universal welcome
For every bit of information Can I open it?
Can I read it?
Can I find the information I need?
Can I understand it?
Is the event accessible for me and my tribe?
How do I get the information?
Think about……..
Consulting with people with disability
The words you use
The way you write
Your design
Web access
More resources: • www.visionaustralia.org • www.deafsocietynsw.org.au • www.scopevic.org.au • www.datadiction.com.au
To contact us :
Call: TOLL FREE 1800 029 904
SMS: 0458 296 602
e-mail: [email protected]
Visit: www.ideas.org.au
SMS
To contact me : Diana Palmer Executive Officer IDEAS NSW PO Box 786 Tumut NSW 2720 Phone: 02 6947 3377
E-mail: [email protected]
Thank you
for your
time today
