The Community Action Party recognises that people with disabilities encounter barriers to participating in community life as well as discrimination on a daily basis. The Party will act to ensure that people with disabilities are treated with respect, dignity and equality.
The Party will work with people with disabilities, carers, health care professionals, government, advocacy groups, and the wider community to develop an adequately funded and comprehensive approach to directly address the needs of people with disabilities.
Early intervention and education
The Party will provide the resources needed to allow the prompt, sensitive, and early detection of children who have disabilities and provide ready access to early intervention services.
The Party will provide the resources for assessment and support so that children with disabilities and other learning needs receive the level of support they need in the classroom.
The Party supports a transparent process to allocate ongoing support, based on need, to allow people with disabilities to reach their full potential.
The Party believes that, with the numbers of ACT children with disabilities increasing, more schools must be made adaptable and more people with disabilities should be encouraged to become involved in education to help overcome discrimination.
The Party will seek to ensure strict enforcement of disability discrimination legislation and will promote community education to address discrimination against people with disabilities
Independence
The Party believes that people with disabilities should be supported to manage their own care and independence.
The Party supports the provision of sufficient adaptable public housing for people with disabilities.
The Party will support all new housing—in new developments and redevelopments —meeting appropriate design standards of adaptability.
Mobility
The Party will seek to ensure that existing regulations on wheelchair access to commercial and government buildings are strictly enforced.
The Party supports the provision of improved public transport options for people with disabilities.
The Party will require all new commercial developments to provide adequate disabled parking, and will ensure that the illegal use of disabled parking spaces is appropriately punished.
Leisure
The Party will support measures that improve access for people with disabilities to a wide range of recreational pursuits.
The Party supports the provision of safe facilities and the development of coaching and training skills in the wider community to help those with disabilities participate in sports.
The Party supports the extension of artistic opportunities to people with disabilities.