Earlier this year Council sought your input about ways to make the Inner West a more accessible and inclusive place for everyone who lives, works and plays here. This feedback has informed the draft Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2022-25.

The Inner West Council Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2022-25 outlines Council's commitment to respecting the rights and improving opportunities for people with disability of all ages, to participate fully in community life. The plan is informed by:

• Council’s experience with improving access and inclusion
• Engagement with people with disability, their families, carers and support organisations
• Leading accessibility practice and the social model of disability
• Legal and policy guidance including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability and the Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the NSW Disability Inclusion Act 2014.

The public exhibition gives the community an opportunity to comment on work so far and further shape the draft Plan before it is reported to council for adoption.

Please read the Disability Inclusion Action Plan and complete the survey to let us know your thoughts.

• By mail, addressed to Access and Inclusion Planning Leader, Glenn Redmayne, Inner West Council, PO Box 14, Petersham 2049.
• Call a FREE Interpreter or the National Relay Service, Monday to Friday between 9am-4pm and provide our phone number 02 9392 2047.
  • Free Interpreter call TIS National on 131 450
  • Voice relay call 1300 555 727
  • TTY call 133 677
  • SMS relay call 0423 677 767
• To request a paper copy of the proposed Code of Conduct and feedback form, please call Glenn Redmayne on 9392 2047.

Last day to provide feedback is Friday, 16 December 2022.

Inner West Council is committed to inclusion of people with disability, and to building a strong and equitable community. As part of a Disability Inclusion Action Planning process Council is seeking input from residents and community partners about ways to make the Inner West a better place for everyone who lives, works and plays here. We are undertaking engagement online and through focus groups, to develop a Disability Inclusion Action Plan in alignment with the requirements of the NSW Disability Inclusion Act.

Read the Discussion Paper

Have your say

Inner West Council residents with disability, along with their families and carers, are encouraged to make their voice heard on accessibility and inclusion.

Complete the online survey and you could win $100 voucher. Please read the Terms and Conditions for this prize draw.

Speak to Access and Inclusion Planner Glenn Redmayne

Write to Inner West Council, PO Box 14, Petersham 2049 attention to Glenn Redmayne

Call a FREE Interpreter or the National Relay Service, Monday to Friday between 9am-4pm and provide our phone number 02 9335 2974.

• Free Interpreter call TIS National on 131 450
• Voice relay call 1300 555 727
• TTY call 133 677
• SMS relay call 0423 677 767

Last day to complete the survey is Thursday 30 June 2022

Attend engagement sessions

As part of the development of Inner West Council's next Disability Inclusion Action Plan, we are inviting residents, workers and students to provide feedback and comment on the accessibility of the Inner West Council area through community consultation sessions.

Tell us your ideas and have your say on a key plan, helping to make our area more accessible and inclusive for everyone.

• Online evening session on Thursday 26 May, 5.30 to 7.30pm
• Individual and small group engagement Wednesday 1 June, 2 to 4pm, Michael Mayer room, Haberfield Library, 78 Dalhousie Street, Haberfield
• Disability support organisations Thursday 2 June, 2 to 4pm, Ashfield Town Hall, 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield
• Public Forum Wednesday 29 June, 2 to 4pm, Ashfield Town Hall, 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield

This engagement has concluded. Thanks to all who provided feedback.

We are currently developing our new Disability Inclusion Action Plan (IAP) for 2022-25.

All members of our community share responsibility for creating an accessible and inclusive community. That’s why we’re seeking your input to help us create a set of realistic and achievable priorities in our Plan through a survey.

This survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. It seeks to identify the effectiveness of our current access and inclusion practices, potential areas of improvement for people with disability.

We aim to gather knowledge, experiences and priorities from our community and other stakeholders with disability.

Disability is defined in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 to include physical, intellectual, sensory, psychiatric, neurological, and learning disability. However, it is often more useful to think of the barriers that people with disability face, including physical, communication, social, economic and attitudinal barriers – and what we all need to put in place to remove these barriers.

Access and inclusion can be summarised as positive attitudes and behaviours, and systems and processes that welcome and support people with disability. It’s also about having the ability to enjoy and participate in community life, and equal employment opportunities and practices.

All responses are anonymous and we encourage you to be honest with your responses. If you feel you don’t know enough to comment on a particular section, please answer as best you can or leave that section blank.

The feedback received will be considered for incorporation into the final Disability Inclusion Action Plan which will be considered by Council for adoption. All those who provided feedback will be advised when the Plan will be considered by Council.