Emigrate to Australia: new deal for disabled

11 September 2016 by News Desk   |   SHARE  

Emigrate to Australia where new policies will support the disabled and their carers.

Emigrate to Australia where a new National Disability Agreement seeks to improve both life and work opportunities for those with disability.

The new agreement between the Australian and state and territory governments covers the provision of disability services for people with disability.

The objective is to help people with disability and their carers maintain an enhanced quality of life and participate as valued members of the community.

The new policies include clear roles and responsibilities for each level of government and joins these efforts together though nationally agreed objectives and outcomes for people with disability, their families and carers.

The Agreement sets out the responsibility of the Australian Government to provide income support and employment services for people with disability.

It is the role of the states and territories to deliver specialist disability services such as disability supported accommodation, respite and community support services such as therapy, early childhood interventions, life skills and case management.

Emigrate to Australia: new deal for disabled

The range of policies covered by the new deal include:

• Enhancing Family and Carer Capacity – All governments are committed to strategies that focus on improving outcomes for carers, including the Commonwealth National Carer Strategy and relevant jurisdictional strategies. This encompasses carers of people with disability.
• Strategies for Increased Choice, Control and Self-directed Decision-making – Pursue individual and/or self-directed funding arrangements for disability services that emphasize choice and control by the person with disability.
• Maintain innovative and flexible support models for people with high and complex needs – This may include options for younger people in, or at risk of entry into, residential aged care, people at risk of interaction with the criminal justice system and those who require support due to challenging behaviours, including those who are subject to restrictive practices.
• Develop employment opportunities for people with disability – Through models for enhancing independence and work readiness at different life transition points.

Under the National Disability Agreement, Commonwealth, state and territory government disability ministers agreed to contribute a total of $10 million over five years for a program of data, research and development covering disability across a range of national research initiatives and sectors, including education, transport and health.

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