Disability and inclusion

Information about the NSW and DCJ plans for disability inclusion, resources to help with action planning, and information on services for people with disability, their families and carers.


Plans and acts

A commitment to identifying and breaking down the barriers which prevent full community inclusion.
Our plan over the next four years to better support and include people with disability.
What the Act means for people with disability, their families and carers.
Report of the review, recommendations for amendments and discussion paper.
The Persons with Disability Bill 2021 outlines how restrictive practices will be authorised in NSW

Support and services

Protecting older people and adults with disability from abuse, neglect and exploitation.
Supporting people to access NSW Government funded and delivered services.
Preventing and protecting people with disability from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.
For people with significant and permanent disability who need a high level of care in the community.
These facilities are larger than a standard accessible facility, with extra features and more space.
A whole government submission to the Independent Review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Resources

Guidelines to support the development of Disability Inclusion Action Plans (DIAPs).
Resources to help in the development of actions targeting the four focus areas.
Resources to help potential employers and employees connect with reliable information and services.
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Informed by lessons of the past, Department of Communities and Justice is improving how we work with Aboriginal people and communities. We listen and learn from the knowledge, strength and resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors, Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal communities.

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