What's New at Disability Services
Senior Practitioner Grants Initiative for 2009-10
The Senior Practitioner is calling for applications for the Senior Practitioner Promoting Dignity Grants 2009-10.
Quality Framework for Disability Services in Victoria (2007): Key concept illustrations
Illustrations to assist people with a disability who access services, their family members and carers to gain a greater knowledge of the Standards for Disability Services in Victoria and what they mean in practice, are available to download.
Auslan Video Relay Interpreting Service
The two organisations selected to establish and deliver the Video Relay Interpreting (VRI) service are Vantage Systems Pty Ltd (Vantage) as the technology service provider and the Victorian Deaf Society (Vicdeaf) as the Auslan interpreting service provider. The VRI service will be trialled across six DHS-nominated sites. More information about the VRI service is now available.
Disability Act 2006 - revised policies
The policies developed to support the implementation of the Disability Act 2006 have now been reviewed. The policies will be available on the Disability Act 2006 web page as they become available.
Reorientation of Day Services
Changing Days and Community Facility Redevelopment is part of a suite of initiatives to progress the reorientation of Disability Day services to provide greater flexibility and choice to people with a disability in how they use the support available to them.
Self directed planning for people with a disability
Disability Services Division is finalising a framework for self directed planning services. A consultation process regarding the framework has been undertaken to gain feedback from people with a disability, service providers and other interested community members.
Evaluation of the implementation of the Disability Act 2006
An evaluation is underway of how implementation of the Act is progressing and to identify directions for future implementation activities.
Disability Act 2006 Easy Read Information
Disability Act 2006 information sheets in easy read about the new law for people with a disability in Victoria.