Guides: Disability Services: Disability Standards

Disability Services

Websites

Disability Standards - Australian Human Rights Commission The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) is supplemented by a series of Disability Standards and Guidelines. These provide more detail on rights and responsibilities about equal access and opportunity for people with a disability.
Disability Standards for Education This website has been designed to help users understand important parts of the Disability Standards for Education. Whether you are a person with disability, an associate of a person with disability, or a person involved in the delivery of education, this website will help you understand some important parts of the Disability Standards for Education.
National Standards for Disability Services The National Standards underwent extensive consultation, validation and user testing, culminating in a set of six standards that are able to be applied across a broad range of circumstances. They are: Rights Participation and Inclusion Individual Outcomes Feedback and Complaints Service Access Service Management. Two versions of the standards and supporting documents are provided here. A version for printing that includes graphics and A web accessible version for people who use a screen reader.
National Standards for Disability Services Toolkit The toolkit is designed to provide examples about how to apply the standards through a range of samples of policies, procedures and practice support tools for you to adapt to suit your organisation and services. They are intended to assist organisations take action to improve their practices and as a result, support better outcomes for people with disability, families and carers.
NDIS Code of Conduct The NDIS Code of Conduct promotes safe and ethical service delivery by setting out expectations for the conduct of both NDIS providers and workers.

Disability Services

National Standards for Disability Services (Auslan version) An Auslan version of the National Standards for Disability Services created by Sign For Work.

PDFs

WA Health - Disability access and inclusion plan People with disability, their families and carers have the same rights as others to access services, buildings and information within the community.
WA Health - Plan to improve access and inclusion for people with disability. The Department of Health is reviewing its Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) 2020–2025 and wants feedback on the DAIP’s key strategies.
WA Health - HACC - service reporting Information about service reporting for the Home and Community Care (HACC) Program
WA Health - Evaluating the WA Disability Health Framework 2015-2025 and Disability Toolkit for Change. The Disability Health Network invites you to share your experiences of using the WA Disability Health Framework 2015–2025 (the Framework) and the Disability Toolkit for Change (the Toolkit).
WA Health - Disability Health Network The Disability Health Network aims to improve health outcomes for people living with disability by effectively facilitating health policy and increased coordination of care across the State.
WA Health - Disability Health Network commitment to Inclusive Engagement The Disability Health Network Commitment to Inclusive Engagement sets out the ways the Network will seek to reduce the impact of, or remove barriers to, participation in the Network.
WA Health - Mental Health sub Network - Neuropsychiatry and Development Disability Neuropsychiatry and Developmental Disability Mental Health Sub Network for Department of Health Western Australia. Includes mental illness lived experience, Neuropsychiatry and Developmental Disability mental health policy.
WA Health - Referral Access Criteria Referral Access Criteria (RAC) are clinical decision support tools that will standardise the referral process for public outpatient services in Western Australia (WA).

Standards

AS 1428.1 2009

Design for access and mobility - General requirements for access

Standards Australia > NMT This link opens in a new window A complete listing of all the Australian and New Zealand Standards that you require for your work and study. FAQ's to assist you are also to be found here.

National Standards for Disability Services The National Standards underwent extensive consultation, validation and user testing, culminating in a set of six standards that are able to be applied across a broad range of circumstances. They are: Rights Participation and Inclusion Individual Outcomes Feedback and Complaints Service Access Service Management. Two versions of the standards and supporting documents are provided here. A version for printing that includes graphics and A web accessible version for people who use a screen read
Disability Access (2010) - Standard
North Metropolitan TAFE Standards Australia Help FAQ - How do I access Austalian Standards? FAQ - How do I register for Australian Standards? FAQ - What is the difference between viewing Standards online and downloading them?
NDIS Code of Conduct The NDIS Code of Conduct promotes safe and ethical service delivery by setting out expectations for the conduct of both NDIS providers and workers.