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systemic Regional Survey 2023

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O4 Age:

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ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

17 of younger 0.00% o 18-20 2.565 1 21-29 20,51% a an-29 15.36% é 40-45 M774 12 Enea 17.95% ? 60 oF older 12.82% > TOTAL 35

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• 6220 x7

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• 6725 “3”

• 6229 x1

• 6230 x 10

• 6232 x2

• 6233 x3

• 6239 x4

• 62d27 «1

• S255 ¢ 1

• 6253 25

• 6285 x 1

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Q7 Gender:

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Male

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ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

| Mabe | 30.55% | | Pastel | 65,0574 | | Mon- Binary | 00% | | Prefer not to answer | 0.00% | | Citerent tenn please describe | 0.00% | | TOTAL | 7 26 |

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Q8 Cultural Identity ( Tick all that apply ):

• Answered: 22

• Skipped 3

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• Torres Strait

• islands

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ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

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• Asia 11.9096 5
• Other, is. 0° has another language been spoken in your Gumby home, if so please describe 26, Lo li

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QS What is your disability:

Answer choices:

• Physical - 52.50%
• Sensory - 12.50%
• Intellectual - 12.50%
• Mental/Mind/psychiatric - 35.00%
• Neurological - 15.00%
• Other (please specify): redacted

Total respondents: 40

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Q10 What is living with a disability like in your town (tick a response)?

Answered: 32 Skipped: 12

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Q1i Are there adequate supports for people with a disability in your town (tick a response)?

Answered: 34 © Skipped: 11

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O12 Tell us about the services that you access through government. For each service choose whether it is working well or is not working well.

answered: 32 06 |- Skipped: 13

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Q13 Which services work together and communicate with each other about your needs?

Answered: 2 Shipped: al

• Hospitals
• Hoapital discharge…
• Justice system
• Educaqign support
• Specialty diaashaliny.
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• Transport
• Employment services
• Cemmnueely Ares

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Medicare

Hrs pibals:

Hospital dischange planning

Justice system

Education support

Specialty disability accommodation

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WORKS WITH OTHERS TO MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR ME TOSS iz Fh S2%h in ee Fy GOES NOT WORK WITH OTHERS TO MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR ME

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O14 Please check the main three (3) areas that are NOT easily accessible to people with disability in your community?

• Answered: 33 = Skipped: iz

-e e i p l e y a n t -Trane Gore -Mousing -fees od. -Recreation -activi ie -Mental health -Rervices -Heal ts -Services -8 -Digabaity -Sarria -Access to -legal support -Educaticn -Health Sytem informs lon -in 1 86S -13 / 2b

ANSWER CHOICES

• Employ mene
• Transport
• Housing
• Aoress to faces and buibdings
• Recreanon acteeiies
• Mental health services
• Health services

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• Disability service providers
• Access bo legal supparl
• Education
• Health system information

Total Respondents: 35 Systemic Advocacy Survey

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RESPONSES

Percentage	Value
60.61%,	£4,557
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12.12%
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O15 - Which of the above is most in need of immediate action?

Disability Service Providers:

• There are not enough and mot diverse enough to suit disability needs,

• There are limited mental health service providers in the South West that have people trained in mental health.

• mental health services due lack of local services

• there is hardly any. The ones that are accessible are from Bunbury and have up to 530 just in transport cost ewery visit

Health Services!Mental Health Services:

© Hot enough specialists in Manjimup,

« People are unaware of sernces offered.

• No mental health services, Most of the available services are out of town.

• Brunswicks pretty isolated, all health services are minimum 20 minute drive away to get bo Eaton, but more likely you need to go to Bunbury, and Bunbury hes minimal health services, some if you have any complex problems or need crisis care you are in for a rough time.

• There is none - Most of the available services are out of town.

NOES:

• NOS eligibility requirements.

• (tis hard to access NOS due to the extensive paperwork and assessments required. Its hard to pet assessed as the initial assessments are expensive if privately arranged.

There seems to be less funding available for psycho-social support.

• They need to know too much about my disability,

® NODS is not available in town, need to go to Bunbury for this. tt should be more accessible for PYEryOne.

Housing:

• long wait periods for housing.

• Affordability and stability.

• having no place of “my” own affects every other aspect im my life.

Transport:

• transport to medical appointments not available in Bridgetown, Give client independence from reliance on friends/family,

• transport and recreation activities would be an amazing positive impact for mental health. It gives people with disabilities a reason and purpose of feeling normal with activities.

We live approximately 40 minutes to 2 hours away from larger cities/towns for medical

services.

Entployment:

• I’m concerned that many young people with disabilities don’t get enough encouragement or opportunities.

• | believe there is not enough protection for peaple when it comes to job service providers a5 they now occasionally ask tog much and are not considerate of peoples capable capacity.

• Employment provides a sense of purpose, finances to be Independent of other services, connection to community, etc.

• few to no businesses support employment for peaple with disabilities, This is what people with disability “WEED” on a regular basis.

Accessibility:

• To all areas in survey question, *® Lack of access means it is easier to just stay home. ® Many of the shops/cafes are old and not designed for peaple with disabilities,

Education:

« People within all infrastructure services need educating on the need for respect, dignity, patience and tolerance towards differences. Being more aware of the diversity of disabilities and the huge number of invisible ones.

Legal Support:

® Difficult to find the right assistance to help understand and deal with the legal system and negotiate with the complicated discussion about improving the law of disability access.

Sybmissign 63 - Attachment 1

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Q16 Who is helping to deal with problems in the areas you identified (tick all that apply)?

Answered: 2 Skiopad: 19

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ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

Other (please specify) Cer eee Sarna = 2. Advocaoy WA = 2, achaol © 4; DANG = 9, 40,634 13 Community organisations are helping: 47.50% 12 Lan irving to deal with them on my awn a SHG 1k An advocate is helping 21.88% ? Wo one is helpeng 12,50 4 A person from the community is helping 12.5096 4 The goverment is doing something 9.38% 3 Total Respondents: 32

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Q17 How satisfied are you that people with a disability are treated equally and with respect in your community?

Answered: 33 Shipped: 12

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Q18 - What needs to happen to improve the experience of people with disability in your community?

Be treated as an individual.

Provide more actessible services.

Education to reduce stigma, | find once someone knows that | have a mental health disability the treatment that | recelve changes to little or no respect.

More education te reduce stigma. Increase in respect and consideration for people with disabilities for instance when | as a Support worker go out with a client, instead of addressing a client directly people address me. | wish they could just talk to the client directly.

Continued education to create awareness. Government subsidy to provide out of town (and local) transport. Volunteer drivers are already available.

More tolerance, more understanding, basic facilities.

Speaking to those who require accessibility issues to be addressed to gain understanding and being transparent to services available or coming,

Acknowledgement of the responsibility that people within infrastructure meed to support all Vulnerable people ina wholesome way and not just think “too hard basket” or put them in jail but to support them to bead their best life - bottom line 6 to provide positive support to avoid escalation of crime.

Education on all levels about disability,

Social communication.

There are so many disabilities there is no one solution - different individuals different needs. Mostly | think patient needs need addressing.

More Understanding of invisible disabilities.

More coordinator support, someane that can speak in their defence if a situation is beyond ones understanding.

The general public needs to adapt their perception of what it means to live with a disability in their community. Disabilities should be considered an asset to employers, not a hindrance.

Education, tolerance, empathy, and understanding all need to be reinforced and promoted. Stigma, lack of education, and intolerance means people with disability often only receive a type of patronising respect (if amy at all), rather than the kind of respect you would expect to receive if you were being viewed as an equal human being.

Collaboration between community and service providers businesses.

Awareness of “their needs in terms of government/agencies acknowledging them with services they can provide.

Easy access everywhere, transport needed and probably more carers needed, A place to meet and talk, have a coffee etc.

Access/services availabilitys/transport funding assistance.

More transparency of what is needed and who te go te. What is available?

Accessibility - Inclusivity

Further education needs to be provided to the broader community to destigmatise disabilities and those who possess them. Societal structures also must be modified in a manner to make it that people with disabilities have equal opportunities to live fulfilling lives within said structures in a way that is true to themselves,

More inclusive events organised in the community and easier access to support workers through Adis

Be less treacherous and educate others about the broader perspective of what a certain condition or disability can do to you and how it affects your life constantly

Submission 63 - Attachment 1

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O19 Did you complete this survey for yourself or as a guardian/parent/support worker for a person with a disability?

Aravintd: 34 Skipped: 11

Guardian/ parent CUPL WF

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ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Sell 70.55% a4 Guardian/iparent/sup pant worker 32.35% 11

Total Respondents:

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O20 - Miscellaneous Comments

• Government needs to do more: increase home care packages.

• Itis very hard for people with invisible disabilities due to how they are not obvious to others.

• There is some support for some disabilities, ‘big disabilities’ or medical conditions like cancer pet lots of public and institutional support, meanwhile invisible disabilities! less obvious’ disabilities get less support and services, e.g. dementia.

• Hospitals are 50/50, not confident in answering for NDS, H.0.P is 90/50 as the service is fine but the administration around it & quite poor, similar answer for the Health Department,

• Medicare, the justice system, and employment supports are all too bureaucratic.