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Access and Inclusion Survey

Mount Alexander Shire Council

Easy English

Hard words

This survey has some hard words.

The first time we write a hard word

● the word is in blue

● we write what the hard word means.

You can get someone to help you

● read this survey

● understand this survey

● find more information.

About this survey

This survey has been written by

Mount Alexander Shire Council.

When we say we it means Mount Alexander

Shire Council.

We want to find out what people think about

access and inclusion in our community.

Access means places are easy for people

to get to.

Inclusion means you feel like

● you belong

and

● you are important.

We want to hear from lots of different people.

For example

● someone with disability

● a friend or carer of someone with disability

● an older person

● someone who does not speak English as

their first language.

We want you to tell us

● what works

● what does not work

● what ideas you have to make it easier for

people in the community.

We will use the information you tell us to make

the community better.

For example

● better council services

● better access to buildings and

outdoor places

● make sure everyone is included.

We will keep information about you private.

How to do this survey

Answer all the questions.

We think the survey will take you 1 hour

or less.

For most questions you mark 1 answer.

For some questions you can mark more

than 1 answer.

For some questions you can write about what

you think.

You must give us the survey before

Friday 31 August 2018.

How to give us your finished survey

To give us your survey you can

● post the survey back to us.

Use the envelope that came with the survey.

or

● take the survey to a council office.

– Civic Centre

corner of Lyttleton and Lloyd Streets

Castlemaine.

– Central Goldfields Library

Mechanics Lane

Castlemaine.

or

● do the survey online.

www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au/disability_

access_and_inclusion

www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au/disability_ access_and_inclusion

Information about you

The survey starts here.

1 Where do you live?

Tick a box to tell us where you live.

Harcourt

Castlemaine

Maldon

Chewton

Guildford

Campbells Creek

Taradale

Newstead

Elphinstone

somewhere else. Write where you live.

2 How old are the people who live in

your house?

Tick a box to tell us how old all of the people

are who live in your house.

You can tick more than 1 box.

0 to 5

6 to 12

13 to 19

20 to 44

45 to 64

65 to 84

85 or older.

3 What is your gender?

Tick a box to tell us if you are

male

female

other.

4 Are you part of the LGBTQI+ community?

For example

● lesbian

● gay

● bisexual.

yes

no.

5 Are you Aboriginal or Torres Strait

Islander?


Aboriginal

Torres Strait Islander

not Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

6 Do you have a disability or care for

someone with disability?


a person with disability

a family or friend of a person

with disability

a carer of a person with disability

a disability service provider

not any of these

other.

7 Answer this question if you have

a disability

Tick a box to tell us about your disability.


intellectual disability

acquired brain injury

deafblind

hearing impaired

mental health

physical disability

neurological

vision impaired

speech impaired

other. Write your disability.

8 What language do you speak at home?

Tick a box to tell us if you speak

English

another language. Write the language.

9 We want to know about the work you do

Tick a box to tell us if you

work full time or part time

do casual work

want to find work

do not want to find work

are retired

do volunteer work.

Volunteer means you do not get money

for the work you do.

Information about how you access your community

We want to know if you think you live in an

accessible community.

Accessible community means everyone can

● go to places

● get services they need

● get information they need.

For example

– it is easy for everyone to get in and out

of buildings

– footpaths and roads are safe

– signs are easy to read.

Here you will answer questions about council

places and spaces.

You will answer each question on a scale from

1 to 4.

You can also tell us if you do not know

the answer.

You can tell us more information about each

question if you want to.

10 Think about our sports grounds

Do you think sports grounds are accessible for

people in our community?

or

you do not know.

You can tell us more about sports grounds.

Not accessiblefor anyone

1 2 3 4

Accessible forsome people

Accessible for most people

Accessible for everyone

11 Think about our swimming pools

Do you think swimming pools are accessible

for people in our community?

or

you do not know.

You can tell us more about swimming pools.


1 2 3 4




12 Think about our public halls and

meeting rooms

Do you think public halls and meeting rooms

are accessible for people in our community?

or

you do not know.

You can tell us more about public halls and

meeting rooms.


1 2 3 4




13 Think about our parks and playgrounds

Do you think parks and playgrounds are

accessible for people in our community?

or

you do not know.

You can tell us more about parks

and playgrounds.


1 2 3 4




14 Think about our public toilets

Do you think public toilets are accessible for


or

you do not know.

You can tell us more about public toilets.


1 2 3 4




15 Think about our performance spaces

Do you think performance spaces are


Performance spaces are places where people

can do a play or concert.

or

you do not know.

You can tell us more about

performance spaces.


1 2 3 4




16 Think about the library

Do you think the library is accessible for


or

you do not know.

You can tell us more about the library.


1 2 3 4




17 Think about our

● civic centre

● council customer service.

Do you think the civic centre and council

customer service is accessible for people in

our community?

or

you do not know.

You can tell us more about the civic centre and

council customer service.


1 2 3 4




18 Think about visitor information centres

Do you think the visitor information centres are


or

you do not know.

You can tell us more about the visitor

information centres.


1 2 3 4




19 Think about our footpaths and tracks

Do you think our footpaths and tracks are


or

you do not know.

You can tell us more about our footpaths

and tracks.


1 2 3 4




20 Think about public car parks

Do you think public car parks are accessible

for people in our community?

For example, are public car parks in the right

areas for where you need to go?

or

you do not know.

You can tell us more about public car parks.


1 2 3 4




Here you will answer questions about

council services.

21a Tick the boxes for council services

that you need for your home.


rubbish and recycling

planning permits

street lighting

emergency management

roads and drains.

21b Tick the boxes for council services

that you use.


maternal and child health centres

immunisation

council customer service

pet registration

parking and disabled parking permits

aged care and disability services

event registration and support

community grants

food safety and health inspections

school crossings.

22 Think about how easy it is to get

information about council services.

You think information about council services is

very hard to get

hard to get

easy to get

very easy to get.

You can tell us more about how you get

council information.

23 Where do you look for information

about council services?


local newspaper

council website

community newsletters or noticeboard

community service directory

community health services

neighbourhood houses

radio or television

social media

a community lunch

family or friends

civic centre

flyers

other.

24 Think about the council services that

you use.

Tick 1 box.

You think council services are

very hard to use

hard to use

easy to use

very easy to use.

You can tell us more about how you use

council services.

25 Do you have ideas about how to make

council services easy to use?

Tell us up to 3 ideas to make council services

easy for you to use.

1

2

3

Information about how to make sure we are an inclusive community

We want to be an inclusive community.

Inclusive community means everyone feels

that they

● belong

and

● are important.

For example

● everyone can be part of council events

● everyone can find work or volunteer.

26 Think about

● what you do each day

or

● what groups you are part of.

Tell us about when you feel included.

Tell us about when you do not feel included.

27 Think about what would make you feel

more included in the community

Tell us up to 3 things that would make you

feel more included in the community.

1

2

3

28 Think about things you have seen in

other communities that make access

and inclusion better for people

with disability.

Tell us what you have seen in other

communities that would help our community

be more accessible and inclusive.

Tell us if you have any other ideas about

access and inclusion.

You have finished the survey.

Thank you.

More information

If you have questions about the survey contact

Julie Flynn, Manager, Community Wellbeing.

Call

03 5471 1880

SMS

0417 272 779

Email

[email protected]

National Relay Service

TTY 133 677

Then ask for 03 5471 1880

Speak and Listen 1300 555 727


Internet relay users connect to the NRS


[email protected]

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