Project Update - January 2023

Thank you for your feedback

Together with E-Qual Disability Consultants, the City has been working with people of all abilities across Cockburn to better understand our community's needs regarding accessibility and inclusivity. In late 2022, we held interviews, surveys, reference group meetings, morning teas and community forums to collect feedback. We heard from 281 people. Thank you to everyone who participated

What our community has said so far

• Most (69%) survey respondents agree or strongly agree that the City is welcoming and inclusive of people with disability.
• Access and inclusion to programs, services and events could be improved by:
  • Actively promoting inclusion through communications and actions e.g. advertising, events, training
  • More services, supports, and programs specifically targeting people with disability e.g. rebates, respite, activities, social groups, facilities
• Access and inclusion to buildings, facilities, outdoor environments and other public spaces could be improved by:
  • Embedding access considerations into policy and planning
  • More changing rooms for adults with disability
• The level and quality of services from staff could be improved by:
  • Leadership knowledge and commitment to access and inclusion
  • More training and support for staff e.g. on the impact of different disabilities and ways to assist including technology
• Access to employment opportunities in City of Cockburn workplaces for people with disability could be improved by:
  • Flexible and supportive employment e.g. customised roles, job carving
  • Supporting people with disability in their own businesses

Read the Feedback Summary in the Document Library to see all suggestions and key findings.

Next steps

The City is reviewing community feedback, which will help to inform our latest Disability and Access Inclusion Plan 2023.

To ensure we get it right, we'll share the draft when it's ready and undertake final consultation with our Disability Reference Group and key stakeholders. There will be a comment period to share final feedback in the first quarter of 2023. After the comment period, we will finalise and present the plan to Council for consideration and approval.