Access and Inclusion Plan

• People living with a disability
• People living with chronic conditions
• Ageing population
• Parents of young children
• People with language barriers
• Organisations and service providers
• People providing support or care for a person with a disability or chronic illness

• Empowerment: We strive to provide opportunities that empower our access community to build capacity and contribute to key decisions.
• Awareness: We seek to raise awareness and understanding of the experiences of our access community.
• Engagement: We value the voice and viewpoints of our access community and ensure that continued opportunities to engage are provided.
• Partnerships: We work in partnership with our community to build capacity, develop innovative projects and seek funding towards goals.
• Co-Design: We work collaboratively with our access community in developing projects and initiatives that affect thier quality of life.
• Universal Design: We ensure universal design principles are applied towards the Shire's future developments and projects.

Western Australian Local Government have a legislative requirement under the Disability services Act 1993 to develop and implement a Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP). The DAIP assists the Shire of Harvey to plan and implement improvements to access and inclusion across seven outcome areas. 

• Outcome 1: People with disability have the same opportunities as others to access the services of, and any event held by a public authority.
• Outcome 2: People with disability have the same opportunities as others to access the buildings and facilities of a public authority.
• Outcome 3: People with disability receive information from a public authority in a format that will enable them to access the information as readily as others.
• Outcome 4: People with disability receive the same level and quality of service as others from a public authority.
• Outcome 5: People with disability have the same opportunities as others to make complaints to a public authority.
• Outcome 6: People with disability have the same opportunities as others to participate in any consultation held by a public authority.
• Outcome 7: People with disability have the same opportunities as others to obtain and maintain employment with a public authority.

The Shire of Harvey's Access and Inclusion Plan 2021-2026 includes overarching goals aimed at empowering our access community through providing opportunities to participate, contribute and thrive. These goals provide a key opportunity to address the needs of our access community outside of the legislative DAIP outcomes.

Goals:

1. Community Participation: Our community provides accessible services, events and activities that encourage social and community participation by people of all abilities.
2. Community Capacity Building: Our community helps us to understand and access support when we need it.
3. Accessible Communications and Information: Our community provides opportunities for all abilities to be connected to information and communications.
4. Inclusive Placemaking and Co-Design: Our community provides opportunities for all abilities to be connected to information and communications.
5. Access to Opportunity: Our community provides access to meaningful employment and education opportunities for people of all abilities.

1. ​Current facilities and future developments built to standard
2. Inclusive Placemaking
3. Access and Inclusion Touchpoints
4. Access and Inclusion Ambassador Program
5. Alternative Communications