Disability Inclusion Action Plan

A Disability Inclusion Action Plan is a strategic plan that outlines how Council will improve accessibility and inclusion for people with disability in our community, by reducing or removing barriers. It also encourages the broader community to recognise their role in creating a safer, more welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone.

It outlines Council’s commitment to supporting people with disability and includes practical steps to improve accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities in our communities.

The plan focuses on four key areas: developing positive attitudes and behaviours towards people with disability, creating liveable and accessible environments, supporting meaningful employment opportunities, and improving access to information and services.

People with lived experience, community groups, service providers, internal stakeholders, government organisations and community members had the opportunity to share their experiences, ideas and priorities during the development of the Disability Inclusion Action Plan.

The Disability Inclusion Action Plan has four key outcomes areas:

• Attitudes and behaviours
• Liveable communities
• Employment
• Systems and processes

You can make a submission by Monday 13 July using one of the methods below:

• Online submission form 
• Email [email protected] with the subject heading ‘Draft Disability Inclusion Action Plan submission’
• Write to Lake Macquarie City Council Attn: Community Partnerships, Box 1906, Hunter Region Mail Centre, NSW, 2310

Your submission can be as concise or as long as you wish.

Ideally, you will express your level of support for the proposal and provide detailed and specific feedback. The feedback will be reviewed by staff and later presented to Council to make an informed decision.

Feedback may result in changes being made to the draft Disability Inclusion Action Plan to a report being prepared for Council.

You will be notified again, prior to Council considering the matter, which will include a link to the Council report containing a summary of submissions and how feedback was considered.