Disability Services Division
Statewide Self-Advocacy Resource Unit
Funding submissions are invited from community organisations for the establishment and provision of a Statewide Self-Advocacy Resource Unit. Submission specifications are available to download. Closing date for submissions is 4pm Friday 11 April 2008. Late, incomplete, emailed or facsimiled submissions will not be accepted.
Other documents available to download are the:
- Self-Advocacy Resource Unit Model Development Report
- Disability Advocacy Resource Unit Model Development Report.
Aids and Equipment Program Guidelines January 2008 is now available, superseding July 2002 edition
Disability Act 2006 – Policy and Guideline Reviews
Disability Services Division has made a commitment that all policies and guidelines developed to support the Disability Act would be reviewed within 18 months of the commencement of the Act on 1 July 2007. The first two guides are now under review and are available from the Office of the Senior Practitioner webpage:
- Restrictive Interventions Implementation Guide
- Supervised Treatment Order Implementation Guide.
Any comments on these implementation guides will be considered in their revision. Comments should be made by 28 March 2008 to disability.legislation@dhs.vic.gov.au or call 1300 366 731.
Launch of the revised Community Visitors Protocol (Disability)
The revised Community Visitors Protocol (Disability) was launched in November 2007 and outlines the roles and responsibilities of Community Visitors and residential support staff.
We fund and provide a range of supports and services for people in Victoria with intellectual, physical, sensory and dual disabilities, neurological impairments and acquired brain injury.
From Seclusion to Solutions
Read the latest edition of the Positive Solutions in Practice guide, from the Office of the Senior Practitioner.
The Quality Framework Resource Guide is available to download.
The guide assists service providers to understand and implement the Quality Framework for Disability Services in Victoria.
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.
The Senior Practitioner is responsible for ensuring that the rights of people who are subject to restrictive interventions and compulsory treatment are protected, and that appropriate standards in relation to restrictive interventions and compulsory treatment are complied with. The Senior Practitioner has extensive powers to set standards and guidelines, and monitor disability service providers in relation to the use of restrictive interventions and compulsory treatment.
my future my choice is a Commonwealth-State government iniative that aims to provide better living options for younger people with a disability living in or at risk of entry to residential aged care.
