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General supports consultation paper
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This paper focuses on the design of information, advice and supports aimed at helping to build the capacity of all people with disability, and where appropriate their families, carers and kin, to fully participate in the community, and to make decisions and advocate on issues that affect them. In this paper, this collection of supports are called General Supports.
What are information, advice and capacity building supports?
These are designed to help people with disability participate more fully and go beyond the reasonable adjustments expected from inclusive and accessible mainstream and community supports. This includes:
- trusted information about disability, rights, and services to empower people with disability
- supports and tools that build the skills, capacity and independence of individuals to make and sustain social networks and community connections, to make decisions (including supported decisions) and to advocate on issues that impact them
- information, advice and supports that empower and build the capacity of families, carers, and kin in supporting people with disability to participate and exercise choice and control over their own lives
- assistance to find and access mainstream, community or disability-specific services and activities appropriate to needs and goals
- information and advice that assist community organisations and non-government public services/activities to become more inclusive and responsive to the needs of people with disability.
Once fully implemented, supports will be available nationally, fully accessible and where appropriate, tailored to meet the needs of diverse communities. For example, First Nations people with disability and culturally and linguistically diverse people with disability; or for particular population groups, such people with intellectual disability or psychosocial disability. They will also be designed to connect with other services and tap into local community knowledge and networks. Accessing General Support would not preclude someone from accessing the NDIS or other supports in the community.
This consultation closes on 30 November 2024
