How the Community Building Program works
The Community Building Program assists the community to include people with a disability and their families and carers by:
- helping people and organisations work together more effectively
- improving community understanding about the needs and aspirations of people with a disability
- developing and implementing responses to community priorities
- ensuring that the needs of people with a disability are the focus of community planning
- supporting service providers to assist people with a disability to live the sort of life they choose
- developing easy ways for people to access the information they need about services, community activities and consultation opportunities.
The program brings together the strengths, resources and creativity of individuals, communities and government to work in partnership to build long-term, sustainable change in local communities. The aspirations and opportunities that exist within each local community are the driving force of the programs.
Case studies that illustrate the ways the program works
Active Oceans: Making a splash in south-western Victoria (Word 404.0 kb)
- Gippsland Auslan Interpreting Service (Word 404.5 kb)
- Greater Geelong's Inclusive Events Planning Group: Working to a common goal (Word 3.8 mb)
- Let's Get Connected: Creating transport solutions in East Gippsland (Word 407.0 kb)
- Mildura Tourism Ambassador project: Participation through volunteering (Word 402.5 kb)
- Monash Medical Students Disability Awareness project (Word 405.0 kb)
- Secret Women's Business: Promoting health and wellbeing (Word 403.0 kb)
- Snakes and Ladders: A game of inclusion and exclusion (Word 405.5 kb)
- Snapshots of Maribyrnong: Community art and the bigger picture (Word 405.0 kb)
- The Debutante Ball for All: A night to remember (Word 404.5 kb)
- Whitehorse Disability Awareness project (Word 404.5 kb)
Alternate formats
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