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Disability Consultative Committee

This committee of council consists of people with disabilities; carers and services providers and is chaired by Councillors Ryan Brown and Dane Manzie. Members of the Committee are appointed for a two year term. Meetings are held every 6 weeks.

Tasks

The Committee's terms of reference include its tasks as:

• Identifying barriers and issues
• Providing information to Council's Mobility and Access Plan Implementation Committee and Council about strategies to address gaps in service provision, physical barriers that exclude people from accessing services and monitoring Council's Equitable Access Program.

Contact is welcomed by the committee. For further information contact the Co-ordinator of Community Planning & Development on 9518 3531.

Monash Disability Consultative Committee Membership Nomination

Nominations are invited from community representatives, who are living in Monash or who are representing a community agency servicing people with disabilities, for membership to the Monash Disability Consultative Committee (DCC).

The Consultative Committee meets every six weeks in the evening for two hours. Meetings are held at the Monash Civic Centre, 293 Springvale Road, Glen Waverley.

A community representative must be someone who resides, works, or studies in the City of Monash.

Council invites nominations from people:

• Living with a disability
• Carers or family members of a person living with a disability, and
• Persons interested in and able to represent the views of other Monash residents living with a disability

Every effort will be made to ensure committee members represent the various groups and issues of people with a disability, their families and carers living in Monash.

Nominations close Friday 15 August 2008.

Monash Mobility and Access Plan

In August 2004, Council adopted its second Monash Mobility and Access Plan. The Plan has 7 key objectives. These are:

1. Communication

To ensure that people with a disability and carers have equitable access to information about Council services and facilities and are consulted in relation to service and facility planning and development.

2. Physical Infrastructure and Assets

To ensure that Council buildings, facilities, infrastructure and assets are safe and provide appropriate access for all users, including community members and Council staff who may experience a range of disabilities.

3. Urban Development

To ensure that the concept of 'access for all' is used as the framework for all urban development within the municipality.

4. Organisational Culture

To ensure that the Council demonstrates a commitment to providing equity of access for all people through its employment practices and its positive attitudes towards inclusion of people with disabilities in all Council activities, services and programs.

5. Environment, Recreation and Leisure

To ensure that people with disabilities can access both indoor and outdoor recreation and leisure opportunities provided to the whole community.

6. Service Development and Delivery

To ensure that services Council develops and delivers meet the needs of all service users in an equitable manner, through implementation of flexible service delivery methods designed to meet the needs of people with a range of disabilities.

7. Advocacy

To ensure that the rights of people with disabilities are supported and their needs are addressed by advocating for equity of access to services, facilities and community life outside the scope of Councils direct responsibility.

Issues

The Committee considers issues that confront people with disabilities in their day to day living within the Monash Community, such as the following:

• Access
• Disabled Parking
• Public Toilets
• Community Transport
• Footpath Obstructions
• Advising Council on new Community Constructions
• Playgrounds
• Provision and access to disability services.

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Updated: 15 July 2008

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