Prioritise and allocate resources to address accessibility issues Resources are allocated to address disability issues. Business Improvement & Performance Ongoing as required Promote awareness of potential access issues to site managers Promote understanding of access issues Business Improvement & Performance Ongoing Ensure any leases are compliant with disability access and other requirements under Australia’s Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Building Code of Australia Review and implement any findings Business Improvement & Performance 31 March 2019 To be undertaken following consolidation of accommodation across the State Review all access and associated signage for disabled access to ensure all existing office locations are access compliant and suitably signed Review and implement any findings Business Improvement & Performance 31 March 2019 To be undertaken following consolidation of accommodation across the State Output/brief description Outcome Who (lead) Key dates/milestones Comments Maintain an ongoing dialogue with the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner and Dogs Tasmania on matters concerning access to transport Collaboration to ensure inclusive, safe and independent access to transport options Registration and Licensing Regular liaison between Anti-Discrimination Commission, Guide Dogs Tasmania and the Department of State Growth ongoing Registration and Licensing Services works closely with the Anti-Discrimination Commission and Guide Dogs Tasmania as required to address any issues or complaints regarding access to transport Require all new vehicles for general access bus services to meet accessibility requirements consistent with Australia’s Provide safe, inclusive access to public transport Passenger Transport 100 per cent of all new general access buses must be compliant with This requirement is part of current contracts and will be part of future contracts
Disability Discrimination Act 1992 through contracts with operators Australia’s Disability Discrimination Act 1992 to operate under Government funded contracts Provide funding and support for special needs school bus services Support inclusive access to education Passenger Transport Program in place. Agreement with the Australian Government to continue delivery until December 2019 See transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme arrangements Provide assistance to people who have a permanent and severe disability through the Transport Access Scheme Provide access to transport to support independent participation in work, education and community life Passenger Transport Program in place and ongoing Program review underway, expected to be completed by late 2018 Output/brief description Outcome Who (lead) Key dates/milestones Comments Liaise with the National Disability Insurance Agency to provide seamless transition for eligible members between assistance schemes Collaboration to provide support to enable independent participation in work, education and community life Passenger Transport Regular liaison ongoing through various channels The Tasmanian Government, through DPAC, is leading a Senior Officials Transport Working Group reporting to the Council of Australian Governments through the Disability Reform Council to achieve a nationally consistent approach to the transition of transport supports
Support affordable transport options through the Transport Access Scheme, which includes Australian Disability Parking Permits and the Taxi Subsidy Scheme Provide access to transport to support independent participation in work, education and community life Passenger Transport Program in place and ongoing Program review underway, expected to be completed by late 2018 Output/brief description Outcome Who (lead) Key dates/milestones Comments Continue to support the four focus areas of the National Arts and Disability Strategy by: encouraging people living with disability to apply to any of its programs striving to ensure accessibility and equity for all applicants providing an accessible online resource and model Disability Action Plan for arts organisations – see promoting and facilitating take-up of tools and standards designed to improve the accessibility of materials Increased development and engagement opportunities for people with disability in the arts and screen sectors Arts Tasmania All Arts Tasmania grants and programs to be on accessible SmartyGrants platform by July 2018 All Arts Tasmania industry development programs to be on the accessible SmartyGrants platform by March 2019 All Cultural and Tourism Development grant programs (with the exception of the Events Tasmania Major Events program) to be managed on the noted that while feedback indicated there had been improvement in the funding application process for both general and disability-specific programs, there were still opportunities to make the funding processes more accessible and more competitive for people with disability Following consultation with Arts Access Australia, the Australian Government Department of Communications and the Arts selected SmartyGrants, a flexible and buildable grants management system, as the best infrastructure to deliver Australian Government arts funding The SmartyGrants system is compatible with screen readers
of loans given to people with disability can collect data on the number of loans given to people with disability Tasmania in June 2018 description Outcome Who (lead) Key dates/milestones Comments Engage with disability enterprises to ensure awareness of business development services and programs delivered through State Growth. Take advice from stakeholders about the relevance and accessibility of the programs and assistance on offer. PDAC of small business services Peak bodies informed business support services Client Services has an improved understanding on the accessibility and relevance of existing programs Client Services Manager Small Business to give presentation to PDAC at next available meeting. Client Services to identify key disability service providers and offer information on how to access business information and support services, and seek advice by June-August 2018 Work towards achieving WCAG 2.0 AA guidelines for all online material Achieve better accessibility TMAG Ongoing as new content meets the guidelines This action has no more achievable milestones – TMAG is in maintenance mode for this activity Without significant resource investment for a project to convert existing content through alternative website development
Move away from PDF files on our website Reduce PDF content to (less than) 10 per cent Web Services Ongoing Conversion of PDF files to web page content is a continual process Output/brief description Outcome Who (lead) Key dates/milestones Comments Promote awareness of accessibility issues in employee newsletters and on the Department’s intranet, and encourage employees to lead by example and promote high standards Meet Australian Government requirements Web Services Ongoing Web Services is working with key web content owners to redevelop content and ensure the principals relating to accessibility are understood across the Department Maintain content on the website to ensure that it remains compliant Content 100 per cent compliant with WCAG 2.0 Level AA Web Services Ongoing Redevelopment of website content is key priority for 2018-19 It is hoped all State Growth web content across all sites will have been reviewed and redeveloped to ensure accessibility by the end of 2019 Promote the Tasmanian Government Accessible Events Guidelines and Checklist to event organisers in receipt of Government funding Achieve greater accessibility and social inclusion Events Tasmania Ongoing Outcome Area 2: Economic security
discussed during our recruitment processes Promote our Workplace Adjustment Passport approach with applicants with a disability and support hiring managers with the promotion and discussion Meet regularly with Disability Employment Service providers to identify barriers to employment opportunities for people with disability Ensure expertise, through advice, support and training, is available to existing employees with a disability and their managers. reduce barriers to employment for people with disability and the provision of reasonable adjustments to work environments Ongoing Ongoing Online resource available by early 2019 that inhibit people with disability from applying for positions Output/brief description Outcome Who (lead) Key dates/milestones Comments Promote flexible work arrangements to assist people with disability and carers Write into performance agreements for senior management, responsibilities for workforce diversity outcomes Implement the online disability Improved awareness of and access to education, relevant training and other support mechanisms available Integration of workforce diversity outcomes into relevant employment related policies and procedures People and Culture Ongoing Review of Performance Development and Appraisal for Senior Executives planned for 2018 By Dec 2018
Actions Output/brief description Outcome Who (lead) Key dates/milestones Comments Invest in Skills for Growth by fostering flexible, high quality and innovative VET opportunities for people with disability Number of projects funded that address barriers to participation in education and employment (for example, for people with disability) Number of subsidised VET activities Skills Tasmania TWPP release in the third quarter of 2018 The Skills Fund program releases in the first and third quarter of 2018 Apprentice and Trainee Training Fund (User Choice) Program releases are open year TWPP to fund innovative projects to achieve Outcome Skills Fund Jobseeker and Mind the Gap subsidised training opportunities Apprentice and Trainee Training Fund (User Choice) Program offers training subsidies to Tasmanian apprentices and trainees on a year round basis Ensure access to wrap-around support services, aimed at reducing barriers to access and participation in post-compulsory education. A number of projects funded that address barriers to participation in post-compulsory education and employment (for example, for people with disability) Number of subsidised VET activities Skills Tasmania TWPP release in the third quarter of 2018 The Skills Fund program releases in the and third quarter of 2018 Apprentice and Trainee Training Fund (User Choice) Program releases are open year round Greater flexibility has been incorporated into the funding structure of training subsidies, allowing applicants to demonstrate the need for additional support to assist people with disability successfully engage in VET description Outcome Who (lead) Key dates/milestones Comments
Develop evidence-based VET pathways for people with disability to improve employment opportunities by developing real skills for real jobs Number of projects funded that address barriers to participation in education and employment (for example, for people with disability) Individual project outcomes may potentially be reported upon (for example, employment, engagement with training, new employers engaging people with disability) Skills Tasmania TWPP release in the quarter of 2018 Ongoing TWPP projects, and implementation of previous project recommendations Examples of this (among others) include: The NDS JobsABILITY project, which aims to increase employment outcomes by addressing demand-side barriers to employment Hamlet Inc’s The Next Step Project, fosters opportunities for participants to transition from a work experience program to employment Avidity Training’s Eureka Clubhouse – Skills in Hospitality Project TasTAFE’s I CAN Peer-to-Peer Mentor Support Project to better support students on the autism spectrum Consider findings of the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Tasmania’s Recruiting for Life project on ways to improve participation in the workforce, and to promote age-diverse and inclusive employment and workplace planning practices Public release of report Activities Implementation Plan Skills Tasmania; People and Culture Public release in the third quarter of 2018 The report is in the finalisation stage, and COTA are working with State Growth and DPAC regarding the development of the implementation stage