To help us do this, we work closely with the members of our Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee, who represent the interests of people in the municipality with a lived experience
of disability and advise us on universal access and inclusion for all.
Being accessible means making sure all new and existing community spaces can be enjoyed by everyone. To address this, we plan for accessibility needs in new projects, upgrade existing buildings and infrastructure, such as footpaths, and keep adding to the 12 Changing Places facilities we’ve already built.
To promote inclusion in 2021, we supported programs including:
- Inclusion Week – we worked with local organisations to celebrate inclusive events in the lead up to International Day of People with Disability (3 December).
- The MY STORY Project – over 320 people with lived experience of disability or mental health challenges participated in this event to ‘tell their own story in their own way’ through words, visuals and music.
- Awards for People with Disability – we received 20 nominations for the awards this year, which recognise the outstanding contributions of local people living with disability.
- Sport4All Program – we became one of six Victorian local governments to sign up for this national pilot program, funded by the Australian Government and delivered by Get Skilled Access. The program will support people with disability to participate in school and grassroots
sport in ways that suit them best.
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