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? |