The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network (RMCLHN) has launched its inaugural Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2022-2025 (PDF 875KB) – called DAIP for short.
The DAIP is an internal and external facing plan that builds on RMCLHN’s continued commitment to sustaining the rights of people living with disability to access quality healthcare.
It encompasses what RMCLHN will do to ensure people living with disability have the same opportunities as others to access and be included in quality services, events, information, buildings and facilities, consultation, complaints processes and employment.
It outlines a number of actions RMCLHN will take over the next three years to promote and achieve disability access and inclusion.
Each action includes measurable targets, a timeframe for implementation or review, and the individual, team, business unit or site that is responsible.
The DAIP has been developed in support of the State Disability Inclusion Plan, which sets out specific actions for South Australian government agencies and local councils to achieve in order to reduce the barriers faced by people living with disability.
It also complements the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) as it aims to address access and inclusion for all South Australians living with disability, including people who are not NDIS participants, and aligns with the Disability Inclusion Act 2018, which provides a legal framework to support equal access and inclusion for people living with disability in community activities and services including recreation, education, health, and public transport.