Learn

• Increase awareness of the barriers faced by people with disability when accessing healthcare
• Enhance person-centred care by providing strategies and resources to assist health providers to reduce barriers and increase the accessibility of their services for people with disability
• Help health providers understand legislative obligations for providing equitable, inclusive care for people with disability.

Learning Outcomes

1. Gain an awareness of the barriers, both environmental and attitudinal, experienced by people with disability
2. Identify ways in which barriers to healthcare for people with disability could be reduced
3. Understand appropriate and inclusive language and behaviours, so welcoming healthcare environments are created 
4. Identify quality improvement activities that can be undertaken to improve awareness and disability access to healthcare
5. Have an improved understanding of legislative obligations for providing accessible, equitable and inclusive healthcare for people with disability.

Details

Topics covered

• Disability In Australia
• Before you assume – try asking ·
• Communication – know your audience
• Access issues – more than a ramp
• Cultural considerations
• Recognising and understanding behaviours
• Quality Improvement Initiatives

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