Disability Act 2006 Easy Read Information
From 1 July 2007, the Disability Act 2006 is the new law for people with a disability in Victoria.
What does the new law mean for me?
Information sheet 1: About the Disability Act 2006 (PDF 402KB) talks about the rights and responsibilities that you and the disability service provider have.
For more information you can read About the Disability Act 2006 (PDF 2428KB) about what the new law means for you. The book also has information about restrictive or compulsory treatments.
How does the new law help me to be part of the community?
Information sheet 2: Being part of your community (PDF 414KB) talks about how you will get supports and services that other people in the community get. It talks about the work of the Disability Advisory Council, the Victorian State Disability Plan 2002–2012 and Disability Action Plans.
How do I get disability services?
Information sheet 3: Access to disability services (PDF 319KB) talks about how you can get disability services, when you will get services and what you can do if you are told you cannot get disability services.
How you can get disability services (PDF 1,660KB) provides more information.
How can I do the things I want in my life?
Information sheet 4: Planning for people with a disability (PDF 612KB) talks about helping you to think and plan for the things you want to do in your life. It also talks about who can help you with planning, what support plans are, when you need a support plan and what information needs to be in your support plan.
How you can do the things you want in your life (PDF 1186KB) will provide more information about what planning means for you and who can help you with planning.
What does the new law say about the rights of people who live in a residential service?
Information sheet 5: About your rights in residential services (PDF 497KB) talks about the rights of people who live in a disability residential service, for example, a community residential unit.
The new law says that you must also get a Residential Statement (PDF 511.6 kb) when you move into your house and that the information in the residential statement be easy to understand.
About the duties and rights of the residential service and you (PDF 1.1 mb) talks about what the rights and responsibilities are for residents and the residential service provider.
About moving from your house (PDF 1.4 mb) tells you what what happens if you have to leave your house.
What does the new law say about how disability service providers are checked to make sure they give me good services?
Information sheet 6: Quality disability services (PDF 282KB) talks about the rules that the new law has that disability service providers must follow.
Are there other things that will help me get good supports and services?
Information sheet 7: About community visitors (PDF 373KB) talks about people called community visitors. These people can visit a residential service to check on things.
How to get more information in a way you can understand.
Information sheet 8: Provision of information (PDF 346KB) talks about information you get from your disability service provider. The new law says that information you get must be in a way you understand like written information with easy to understand words.
The Provision of Information policy (PDF 2937KB) tells you what written information your disability service provider must give you.
About the disability services you get (PDF 374KB) is a form about the services you get from your disability service provider.
What if I want to make a complaint?
Information sheet 9: Complaints about disabiity services (PDF 286KB) talks about how you can make a complaint.
There is also a book that has more information about making a complaint like who can help you make a complaint. Its called What to do when you are not happy with the services you get (PDF 1,260KB)
Information about who can help you to make a complaint.
Information sheet 10: Disability Services Commissioner (PDF 333KB) talks about how the Disability Services Commissioner can help you with your complaint. You can find out more from the Disability Services Commissioner website (external link.)
Information sheet 11: Acknowledgement of illustrations used for easy read documents (PDF 110KB) is about the pictures and photos used to make the easy read information.
If you would like more information, please contact:
Legislation Team
Disability Services Division
Department of Human Services
50 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Telephone 1300 366 731 (9.00 am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday)
TTY (03) 9096 0133 (for people who are deaf or have a hearing, speech or communication impairment)
Fax (03) 9096 9137
Email disability.legislation@dhs.vic.gov.au