Page252 - Week 01 - Thursday, 3 December 2020
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• ACT Disability Reference Group meetings held every two months
• ACT Inclusion Council meetings held every two months
• ACT Disability Justice Reference Group meetings held bi-annually
(4) The ACT Government:
• supports I-Day by promoting the aim and theme of the annual celebration and informing the community of events that are taking place in Canberra
• provides $100,000 in annual funding for the Disability Inclusion Grants Program
• provides $25,000 in annual funding for the I-Day Grants Program
• is a major sponsor of the annual ACT Chief Minister’s Inclusion Awards, providing funding for event management and facilitating the nomination and judging process
• supports the ACT Companion Card Program by recruiting business affiliates
• is providing $4.8 million over the first four years of the ACT Disability Justice Strategy 2019-2029 to implement the First Action Plan, including:
o developing a Disability Action and Inclusion Plan in ACT Corrective Services
o undertaking a scoping project to inform the development of a Disability Action and Inclusion Plan for Canberra Health Services
o employing Disability Liaison Officers (DLOs) in justice agencies who will form a community of practice to foster cultural change and implement practical changes or people with disability in the justice system
o advancing supported decision-making principles and pathways to support people with disability to retain autonomy and support in making decisions that affect their lives
o continuing Canberra Community Law’s Socio-Legal Practice Clinic
o implementing trials of a needs identification tool across the justice system that will help organisations identify and implement appropriate reasonable adjustments for people with disability, and
o developing an evaluation framework
• supports development and implementation of the new National Disability Strategy through engagement with the Commonwealth and other State and Territory governments
• provides funding through the COVID-19 stimulus package for the ACT COVID-19 Disability Strategy, supported by an Action Plan that includes funding for:
o additional advocacy services for people with disability
o extra support for the disability sector through National Disability Services
o communication targeted at people with disability, their families and their carers delivered by a range of disability support organisations
o ensuring that people with disability can access Personal Protective Equipment
o strengthening and supporting the marketplace for providers of positive behaviour supports
o building the capability of the disability and family violence community sectors to identify and assist people with disability who may be experiencing family and domestic abuse
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