Access Resource Kit (ARK) - Disability Services Commission

THE ACCESS RESOURCE KIT
The Access Resource Kit and Disability Service Plans
This Access Resource Kit has been developed to assist Western Australian State
Government agencies and Local Governments to improve access for people with
disabilities to their existing services and facilities.
Under the Western Australian Disability Services Act (1993), public authorities are required
to prepare and implement Disability Service Plans that address five key outcomes to
ensure that people with disabilities can access their services and facilities. The Kit has
been specifically designed to be used by these public authorities to assist them to
implement, monitor and report on their plans.
The Kit contains checklists to assist with the identification of access barriers to services.
Each checklist includes a section to enable the identified access barriers and proposed
solutions to be easily incorporated into the disability service planning process.
Contents
The Kit contains the following:
The Access Resource Kit
This gives an overview of the purpose and contents of the Access Resource Kit.
People With Disabilities And Planning For Access
This part contains important information about the practical issues involved with the
provision of access for people with disabilities.
Using The Access Checklists
This part gives an overview of the access checklists contained within this Kit. It outlines
how the checklists are intended to be used.
Access Checklists
Checklists which address each of the major access outcomes identified within the disability
service planning process are contained within this part of the Kit.
At the back of each checklist is an Issues and Actions sheet which may be used to list
identified access barriers and possible ways to overcome these barriers.
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