WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT WHEN YOU TELL US WHAT YOU THINK

Disability Services Advisory Council Charter June 2015

The document is part of a longer document.

You can read the longer document on

our website. Or you ask us for a copy.

This information is written in a way that is easy to read.

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How to use this document

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What this document is about 4

Things we think are important 5

Why we have written this document 6

Ways we can find out what you think 7

Things that guide the Disability Services Advisory Council

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The focus of the Disability Services Advisory Council

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How the Disability Services Advisory CouncilWorks

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What we expect from people who speak for you 14

Other things you need to know 14

What is in this document

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We want to know what you think about:

• what we do now• how good we are at supporting you• what we do in the future.

The things we do are guided by the United

Nations Convention on the rights of

Persons with Disabilities ,and the

Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous

Peoples’

These are agreements that say everyone

in our community have the same rights.

We work to support you to have

choice and control in your life.

We hope this lets you say and do what

you want.

We want to know what you think about Life Without Barriers. Because what you think is important to us.

What this document is about

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We think this is more likely to happen if

you are with lots of other people and

part of your community.

We want you to have a good life that

makes you feel happy and valued.

We think it is important to listen to:

• you

• your family

• people in your community.

You will be supporting in your good life by;

• building on the things you are good at

• getting more skills

• being part of your community.

Things we think are important

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We want you to know how you can

tell us things that are important to you.

We want you have more chances to

say what you want to happen in your

life.

We want you to have the information

you need to take part in getting the

services that you want and need.

We want this to be the same for all

people who get support from us.

Why we have written this document

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This Disability Services AdvisoryCouncil finds out what you think

and tells the people who manage

Life Without Barriers.

We have started a group to help us

hear from all people who get support

from Life Without Barriers.

The group is called the Disability

Services Advisory Council.

You will get information about how

the Disability Services Advisory Councilworks if you keep reading this

document.

The Disability Services AdvisoryCouncil is not the only way you say

what you think.

You can also say what you think to

anyone who works for Life Without

Barriers.

Or you can say on our website.

Ways we can find out what you think

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say who

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1. You should have the same rights

as everyone else.

We have some important ideas

that guide the Disability Services Advisory Council.

Here is a list of some of those ideas.

2. You should be able to say what

you want to happen in your life.

3. You should be supported to be

part of your community.

Things that guide the Disability Services Advisory Council

4. We need to know what people

in your life think too.

This is part of developing networks

and communities where you can

have valued roles.

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6. You and the people who support

you should make choices.

It is ok for you to make some

choices that you know include

some risks.

5. We need to get to know you as

an individual and give you

respect.

7. We will not tell people about

what you say and do. Unless you

say it is ok.

8. We will encourage you to make

your own choices without us.

More things that guide the Disability Services Advisory Council

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11. We want you to be part of every

section of community. You should

be able to go all places and do

all things.

10 We will support communities to

welcome all people.

12. We will show respect to all

people.

13. We will keep asking you what you

think about us.

More things that guide the Disability Services AdvisoryCouncil

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9. The most important thing is what

happens in your life.

Our aim is for you to do what you

want and get what you need.

It should do things to support you do

what you care about like:

• be healthy and happy

• be part of your community

• live where you want

• do things you enjoy

• have choices

• learn things.

The Disability Services Advisory Council should work to support youto have a good life.

The Disability Services Advisory Council checks what we do against standards

for all services for people with disability

across Australia.

These are called National Standards.

The Disability Services Advisory Council needs you and your family

to say what you want.

If you do not say, they will not know.

The focus of the Disability Services Advisory Council

National

Disability

Standards

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We want you all to be able to say

what you think.

We want the Disability Services Advisory Council to know what youthink.

Lots of people get support from Life

Without Barriers.

If you get support from us you can be

part of a group near you.

If there is not a group near you then

you can ask how to get involved

There are lots of these groups.

How the Disability Services Advisory Council works

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The State or Area group make sure

that people from Life Without Barriers

who support you know what you think.

These people report what is important

to the State or Area group to the

Disability Advisory Council

Some members of the State and Area

groups are picked.

They are chosen to be part of the

group called the Disability Advisory

Council.

This Disability Services Advisory Council then report what you think to people

who decide what happens at Life

Without Barriers.

This includes reporting to managers

and the Board.

How we find out what you think

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•Local group

•Localpeople

•State orArea group

•Disability

Advisory

Council

•Life WithoutBarriersdecisionmakers (Likemanagersand theBoard)

Services

They need to do things like:

• listen to what other people say

• work as part of a team

• say what you ask them to.

People who are chosen need to do

some important things.

Life Without Barriers may start new

groups to hear what people think.

What we expect from the people who speak for you

Other things you need to know

We will check how well things are

working.

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