SA Emergency Services Disability Access and Inclusion Plan

Disability Access and Inclusion Plan

Alignment of the Emergency Services sector DAIP with the State Disability and Inclusion Plan Interim Review (2022)

The State Disability and Inclusion Plan – Inclusive SA has been reviewed in line with the requirements of the South Australian Disability Inclusion Act (2018).

The State Disability Inclusion Plan Interim Review (2022) contained seven Outcome Areas with five of those directly applicable to the Emergency Services Sector. The Emergency Services Sector Disability Access and Inclusion Plan was reviewed in April 2022, in line with the State Disability Inclusion Plan Interim Review. The alignment of outcome areas and status of these actions can be found below.

Review of ESS DAIP as presented to Emergency Services Sector Executive

Links to Accessible Formats

Easy Read
South Australian Emergency Services Sector - Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2020–2024 - Easy Read
(PDF, 7.63MB)

Detailed Landscape
South Australian Emergency Services Sector - Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2020-2024 - Detailed Landscape
(PDF, 259KB)

Detailed Portrait
South Australian Emergency Services Sector - Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2020-2024 - Detailed Portrait
(PDF, 275KB)

Introduction

The South Australian Emergency Services Sector has finalised its Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (Plan) 2020-2024 which supports the Inclusive SA: State Disability Inclusion Plan 2019-2023.

The Plan sets out the actions that the South Australian State Emergency Service (SES) as a member of the South Australian Emergency Services Sector will take over the next four years to improve access and inclusion for people living with a disability including our staff and the people that access our information and resources.

The Plan’s vision is to be respectful and inclusive of people of all abilities and to acknowledge that people of all abilities want the same opportunities as everyone else, to feel connected to other people, to be involved in activities which provide meaning and purpose, to earn a living and to pursue the things they are interested in.

Over the next four years the Plan will play an integral role in guiding the SES as a member of the South Australian Emergency Services Sector to embed this vision for its workforce and in the services that it provides for the people of South Australia.

Our Plan’s Vision

To be respectful and inclusive of people of all abilities.

Strategic Context

The Plan sets out the strategies, actions and measures that the SES as a member of the South Australian Emergency Services Sector will adopt to support South Australia achieve the vision and aims contained in the Inclusive SA: State Disability Inclusion Plan 2019-2023.

Consultation

In preparing this Plan the Sector sought feedback from a range of persons and bodies representing the interests of people living with disability.

To facilitate this process a draft of the Plan was translated into a range of accessible formats and stakeholders were offered the opportunity to make submissions through the completion of an online or hard copy feedback form.

Overall the submissions received from this process supported the inclusion of the actions contained in the Plan.

In particular:

Action item 9: The creation of an Emergency Services Sector Disability Advisory Committee to drive the monitoring, implementation, reporting and consultation requirements relating to the Plan.
Action items 6: The implementation of Disability Awareness training for all Emergency Services Sector employees.
Action items 2,3,4 &18: Public facing information and resources being provided in a range of alternate formats.
Action items 20 & 22: Improved website design systems and the embedding of accessible website solutions for both internal and external Agency websites.
Action Item 25: Increasing awareness amongst staff relating to the employment of people living with disability.

In response to the feedback received the Sector’s Disability Advisory Committee will play a key role in enhancing network and stakeholder engagement with the disability sector and supporting a consistent approach to the implementation of the Plan.

Implementation Process

The SES as a member of the Emergency Services Sector will take practical measures to ensure that the actions contained in this Plan are positively promoted amongst its workforce and are implemented within the timeframe of the Plan.

The Sector’s Executive committee will also monitor and report on the operation and implementation of the Plan annually to the Chief Executive of the Department of Human Services.