3. Making more places accessible

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We can include people with disability if our:

  • places and spaces are accessible
  • community is inclusive.

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This includes:

  • public spaces
  • transport
  • services
  • information
  • sport
  • activities and events.

A group of people with disability putting their hands into a circle.

Government organisations are working towards making sure people with disability:

  • are included
  • can take part in all areas of the community.

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Over the past 12 months, government organisations reached 36% of their goals for this theme.

But government organisations:

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  • are still working on 42% of their goals

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  • will start working on 22% of their goals next year.

A group of people: a pregnant woman, a person in a wheelchair, a person using a walker, and two other people. There is also a blind, deaf and Auslan icon.

Government organisations are working toward Universal Design when planning new buildings and homes.

Universal Design means we think about what everybody needs when we plan or start new projects and services.

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95% of local councils are making sure their plans use Universal Design and are:

  • inclusive
  • accessible.

A computer with the accessibility icon on the screen.

100% of government organisations have made their websites more accessible.

A teacher helping a child using a tablet.

DHS are working with the Department of Education to train more people to support people with disability.

This includes people who provide NDIS supports.

A doctor giving a man information.

We will also keep making health services more:

  • inclusive
  • accessible.

A bench in a park.

And we will keep making our parks and reserves:

  • inclusive
  • accessible.

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The Livable Housing Australia (LHA) standards are rules about how to make sure homes are good places to live.

This includes making them accessible.

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Government organisations are using the LHA standards to make sure government housing is accessible.

And they talked about how to use the LHA standards in all new housing in South Australia.

A teacher teaching Auslan.

In the last year, Skills SA trained 164 more people how to use Auslan.

A sign with the disability symbol and unisex symbol. It has a Unisex Toilet LH sign and Braille underneath.

80% of government organisations have updated or created new signs in their communities.

A person holding a support dog's leash.

We kept working with the Canine Court Companion project.

This project uses support animals to help people who take part in court cases.

A dog with a plus icon next to it.

Zero was the Canine Court Companion, but he sadly passed away in early 2022.

Zeb will be the new Canine Court Companion.

A smiling woman in a suit crossing her arms and the bus icon. There is a rules icon with the change icon on it.

We will also keep working with the Australian Government to change the rules for accessible public transport.

A person with a mobility scooter getting off of a bus.

And we will keep making South Australian public transport more accessible.

A bus with an information and accessible icon above it.

This includes adding accessible information about each stop for all new buses.