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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 7 Hansard (26 June) . . Page.. 2301 ..

The implementation of the policies is supported by intensive staff training. The cost of design and production of the training materials, which support a 12 week training program for some 360 staff and managers, is $16,954.

The Disability Program is introducing a range of new initiatives, of which the Consumer Provider Arrangement is one. The introduction of each new initiative will be preceded by a consultation phase, including the development of a discussion paper. The cost of design and production of 600 discussion papers for the consultation process is $11,941.

This represents a significant investment in ensuring that the Disability Program provides a high quality service and good outcomes for consumers.

(2) The introduction of the policies and the staff training is supported by the production of a training video, which highlights best practise and the value base of the Disability Program. The cost of developing and producing 100 copies of video is $38,938.

The material has yet to be produced on audio tape, in Braille or other community languages.

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