How we made our Plan

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To make our Plan, we reviewed our 2018–2022 Disability Access and Inclusion Plan.

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When you review something, you check to see what:

  • works well
  • needs to be better.

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We checked to see what areas in our community we still need to improve.

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We also reviewed:

  • reports on what work we’ve done each year
  • other disability policies.

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And we looked at what others are doing to be more accessible and inclusive.

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We asked our community to share their ideas about how we can make the Shire more:

  • accessible
  • inclusive.

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We asked:

  • people with disability
  • their families and carers.

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We also asked:

  • our staff
  • organisations that work with people with disability.

What people shared

People shared that they have good experiences with:

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  • how the Shire staff communicate with them

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  • the services and events the Shire offers.

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People shared that we need to make it easier for people to find and use the information they need.

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People also shared that we need to improve how accessible places in the community are.

For example, buildings.