Services we want to include in the new Act
| The Government can only agree to spend money when a law says we can. |
| The Act included all the disability services in the community when it started. |
| But now not all disability services are covered by the Act. |
| This means we need to use other laws to spend money on these services. |
| We want to make sure we include all disability services in the new Act. |
| We want to include 9 services: |
| Accessibility services These services help make our community accessible. |
When the community is accessible, it is easy to: | |
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| Accommodation support services These services help people with disability find a place to live. |
| Advocacy services These services support people with disability to have their say. They can also give them information and advice. |
| Employment and training services These services help people with disability find and keep a job. |
| Independent living services These services help people with disability be independent in their own home. |
| Information and education services These services help people with disability study and learn. |
| Recreation services These services help people with disability do things for fun, like hobbies or sports. |
| Respite care services These services help:
When someone takes a break from caring for someone with disability, it is called respite. |
| Research and collecting data When we research and collect data, it helps make sure:
Data includes facts, information and records. |
Questions for you to think about
| Do you agree with our list of disability services? |
| What other disability services should we include in the new Act? |
Employment and rehabilitation services
| Disability Employment Services (DES) is a program that helps people with disability:
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| Employment means you:
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| DES also helps people return to work:
We call this employment rehabilitation. |
| There are a lot of rules about these services, including how:
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| For example, the Government must pay for DES with a grant. A grant is money from the government for important work that helps others. |
| But this rule doesn’t apply to employment rehabilitation services. |
Questions for you to think about
| Should we keep these 2 services separate? |
| Or should we combine them into one service? |
Services we want to include in the new Act
| The Government can only agree to spend money when a law says we can. |
| The Act included all the disability services in the community when it started. |
| But now not all disability services are covered by the Act. |
| This means we need to use other laws to spend money on these services. |
| We want to make sure we include all disability services in the new Act. |
| We want to include 9 services: |
| Accessibility services These services help make our community accessible. |
When the community is accessible, it is easy to: | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accommodation support services These services help people with disability find a place to live. |
| Advocacy services These services support people with disability to have their say. They can also give them information and advice. |
| Employment and training services These services help people with disability find and keep a job. |
| Independent living services These services help people with disability be independent in their own home. |
| Information and education services These services help people with disability study and learn. |
| Recreation services These services help people with disability do things for fun, like hobbies or sports. |
| Respite care services These services help:
When someone takes a break from caring for someone with disability, it is called respite. |
| Research and collecting data When we research and collect data, it helps make sure:
Data includes facts, information and records. |
Questions for you to think about
| Do you agree with our list of disability services? |
| What other disability services should we include in the new Act? |
Employment and rehabilitation services
| Disability Employment Services (DES) is a program that helps people with disability:
|
| Employment means you:
|
| DES also helps people return to work:
We call this employment rehabilitation. |
| There are a lot of rules about these services, including how:
|
| For example, the Government must pay for DES with a grant. A grant is money from the government for important work that helps others. |
| But this rule doesn’t apply to employment rehabilitation services. |
Questions for you to think about
| Should we keep these 2 services separate? |
| Or should we combine them into one service? |