Disability Access & Inclusion Plan (DAIP) 2021-2025

The City of Perth is committed to ensuring the City is welcoming and inclusive for people of all abilities. The City of Perth Disability Access and Inclusion Plan demonstrates our commitment to raising awareness, and making life in the City safe, comfortable and accessible for all people.

Background

Disability is part of human diversity. Over four million people in Australia, almost 1 in 5 people in Australia have a disability, this figure is likely to grow with an increasing ageing population (Australian Network on Disability 2020). It is estimated that there are approximately 405,500 Western Australians that have reported having a disability (almost 20.6 per cent of the total population).

In the City of Perth, 1.6% of the population reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability (ABS 2016). However, the census data only refers to people who have a ‘profound or severe core activity limitation’ and needs daily assistance; people with disability who do not require assistance with their daily lives are not captured. Therefore, the number of people with a disability living in the community is likely to be higher.

With approximately 230,000 visitors and 134,000 workers coming to the City daily, the City is a major destination for visitors to work, shop, dine and access services. As a Capital City, the City acknowledges its critical role in ensuring that principles of universal access are embedded within the City and providing services with top level standards expected of a Capital City.

The Disability Access and Inclusion Plan will seek to identify and prioritise objectives, guide the provision of services that meet changing community expectations and inform the provision of infrastructure and assets required to support the access and inclusion needs of the community.

What are the key elements of a DAIP?

The City of Perth's Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) identifies seven outcomes the City of Perth will achieve to improve access and inclusion for people of all abilities. These seven outcomes include:

1. People with disability have the same opportunities as other people to access the services of, and any events organised by the City of Perth;
2. People with disability have the same opportunities as other people to access the buildings and other facilities of the City of Perth;
3. People with disability receive information from the City of Perth in a format that will enable them to access the information as readily as other people;
4. People with disability receive the same level and quality of service from the staff of the City of Perth as other people receive;
5. People with disability have the same opportunities as other people to make complaints to the City of Perth;
6. People with disability have the same opportunities as other people to participate in public consultation by the City of Perth; and
7. People with disability have the same opportunities as other people to obtain and maintain employment with the City of Perth.

Why do we have a DAIP?

The City of Perth's DAIP acts in accordance with Commonwealth and State Legislative requirements to ensure that access for all is at the forefront of all planning in the city.

DAIPs are governed by the Disability Services Act 1993 (amended 2004) (the Act), and outline the associated development, implementation and reporting requirements. The Act states that ‘there must be no more than 5 years lapse between the date the plan is first lodged to the day it lodges the reviewed plan’. The City’s most recent DAIP is now due for review.

Overall, DAIPs present multiple benefits, using an integrated approach to identify access barriers and develop appropriate strategies, ensuring equity of service outcomes, promoting better access and inclusion at a local level, managing and mitigating the risk of discriminating against people with disability, and safeguarding the City of Perth’s reputation as a welcoming community for all.

How can you get involved?

There are several ways in which you can help shape the development of the City's Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025:

1. Attend one of our community engagement sessions as listed below;
2. Complete our community survey;
3. Send an email with your feedback to perthforpeople@cityofperth.wa.gov.au ; or
4. Call us on 9461 1570 and request a call back so we can capture your feedback over the phone.

Community Survey

Community Engagement Sessions

Come along to one of our community engagement sessions below:

Registrations for the community engagement sessions have now closed. You are welcome to provide feedback to the City until the 23 July by sending an email to perthforpeople@cityofperth.wa.gov.au; or calling us on 9461 1570 and request a call back so we can capture your feedback over the phone.