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ACHPER Training

Disability Awareness Training. ACHPER Training. Presenters: Mel Harrison 8 May 2009. PWD Services & Areas of Work. Individual A dvocacy Unit Systemic A dvocacy National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline (Hotline) National Disability Complaints Resolution and Referral Service (CRRS)

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ACHPER Training

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  1. Disability Awareness Training ACHPER Training Presenters: Mel Harrison 8 May 2009

  2. PWD Services & Areas of Work • Individual Advocacy Unit • Systemic Advocacy • National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline (Hotline) • National Disability Complaints Resolution and Referral Service (CRRS) • Training • Information Services

  3. General facts about disability • 1 in 5 people or 20% of Australian population have a disability • Diverse nature of disability • Person first, disability second • Disability may be: • Hidden/obvious • From birth/acquired • Episodic/stable

  4. What is the definition of Disability The Disability Discrimination Act includes: • Physical • Intellectual • Psychiatric • Sensory • Neurological, and • Learning disabilities, as well as • Physical disfigurement, and • The presence in the body of disease-causing organisms.

  5. Definition of Disability cont’d The DDA covers a disability which people: • Have now, • Had in the past (e.g. a past episode of mental illness), • May have in the future (e.g. a family history of disability which a person may also develop), • Are believed to have (for example: if people think someone has HIV/AIDS).

  6. Accessibility • Range of accessibility barriers, including: • Physical eg inaccessible built environment • Mobility eg inaccessible means of transport • Communication eg inaccessible formats • Structural eg inflexible procedures and practices • Attitudinal eg prejudice and stereotyping • Financial eg transport costs, hidden costs of disability

  7. Societal Attitude • Past Attitudes: - invisible - victims - burdens - fear

  8. Disability neither subtracts from nor adds to a person’s humanity, value or rights. It is simply a feature of a person. UNCRPD

  9. Summary • Always refer to the person first, their disability second. • Empower people with disability to have control in their own life. • Don’t assume that people with disability need your help or can’t cope – always ask first - ask the person if they have any specific requirements • Developing positive attitudes will change the lives of people with disability

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