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Economic Development and Tourism
Disability Action Plan
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8.1 ACCESS TO AND WORKING WITHIN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM ENVIRONMENT
Economic Development and Tourism recognises that all Tasmanians have the right to a barrier-free environment and equal access to all services and offices managed by the department.
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OBJECTIVE: Identify barriers to access in all buildings occupied by the department by undertaking audits for all properties by October 2008 |
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ACTION/S |
TIME SCALE |
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RESOURCES AND COLLABORATION |
DATES FOR MONITORING |
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1. Conduct access audits for all properties |
All October 2008 |
Property and Procurement – Manager |
Owner of property Property and Procurement ParaQuad Department of Premier and Cabinet |
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2. Obtain approval for work plan and develop priority work plan and implementation strategy |
March 2009 |
Property and Procurement –Manager |
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OBJECTIVE: To ensure the access requirements of people with disabilities are considered and accommodated by the venues chosen by the department in running off-premises, events, functions and meetings | ||||
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ACTION/S |
TIME SCALE |
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RESOURCES AND COLLABORATION |
DATES FOR MONITORING |
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1. Obtain and collate information about suitable external venues (for conferences, workshops, seminars and meetings) that provide accessible facilities |
November 2008 |
Human Resources – Human Resources Client Manager |
Advocacy Tasmania Disability Services ParaQuad – Wheelie Good Guide Tourism Tasmania |
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2. Develop a ‘preferred’ venue list of properties which accommodate specialist needs |
December 2008 |
Human Resources – Human Resources Client Manager |
Advocacy Tasmania Disability Services ParaQuad – Wheelie Good Guide Tourism Tasmania |
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3. Develop a check list as part of the event function brief |
December 2008 |
Human Resources – Human Resources Client Manager |
Advocacy Tasmania Disability Services ParaQuad – Wheelie Good Guide Tourism Tasmania |
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4. Develop cheat sheet and guidelines for event organisers and mobility maps |
December 2008 |
Human Resources – Human Resources Client Manager |
Advocacy Tasmania Disability Services ParaQuad – Wheelie Good Guide Tourism Tasmania |
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ACTION/S |
TIME SCALE |
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RESOURCES AND COLLABORATION |
DATES FOR MONITORING |
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5. Disseminate information across the department |
January 2009 |
Human Resources –Human Resources Client Manager Communications Unit Secretariat |
Advocacy Tasmania Disability Services ParaQuad – Wheelie Good Guide Tourism Tasmania |
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ACTION/S |
TIME SCALE |
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RESOURCES AND COLLABORATION |
DATES FOR MONITORING |
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1. Ensure that disability access requirements are built into the specifications for new and refurbished offices |
September 2008 and ongoing |
Property and Procurement – Manager |
As required by owner of property and Economic Development and Tourism at time of implementation Property and Procurement |
At time of planning and refurbishment |
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OBJECTIVE: Ensure that all proposed new developments, rentals and refurbishments are suitable for the access requirements of people with disabilities |
Economic Development and Tourism recognises that all Tasmanians have the right to be actively considered and represented in communications and to have barrier-free access to public information released by the department.
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OBJECTIVE: Review of communications to support the provision of information to people with disabilities |
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ACTION/S |
TIME SCALE |
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RESOURCES AND COLLABORATION |
DATES FOR MONITORING | |
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1.Review and update the department’s Communications Policy, in-line with the new Whole-of Government Communications Policy which will be issued by the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPAC) |
Start November 2008 |
Communications Unit –Senior Marketing and Communications Officer |
Communications Unit Whole-of-Government Communications Policy Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 Department of Premier and Cabinet |
Annually | |
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2. Review and update the department’s Web Publishing Policy Guidelines and Checklist which will provide practical advice and support to help achieve compliance |
Start November 2008 |
Communications Unit – Web Master |
Communications Unit Information Technology Unit Department of Premier and Cabinet |
Annually | |
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3. Inform and educate staff of changes to the policy, guidelines and resources, and encourage compliance |
Start January 2009 |
Communications –Senior Marketing and Communications Officer |
Communications Unit Department of Premier and Cabinet |
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4. Improve information on the availability of disabled access to tourism operators and places of accommodation (web and publication based) |
January 2009 (web content) September 2009 (Discover Tasmania Book) |
Tourism Tasmania –Head of Office of the CEO |
Office of the CEO Tourism Tasmania Tourism Industry Operators |
Annually | |
8.3 RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
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8.3.1 GOAL: Increased opportunity for people with disabilities to be employed in the department |
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OBJECTIVE: To review recruitment practices and processes to remove barriers and improve the potential for people with disabilities to obtain employment within the department |
Economic Development and Tourism recognises that a diverse workforce with a range of different backgrounds and perspectives gives the department a broader range of ideas and insights to draw on in undertaking its work and delivering its services.
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ACTION/S |
TIME SCALE |
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RESOURCES AND COLLABORATION |
DATES FOR MONITORING |
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1. Selection panel training to integrate diversity awareness issues including issues relevant to people with disabilities during application and interview process |
Start November 2008 |
Human Resources –Human Resources Client Manager |
Human Resources WISE Employment People Development Training Consortium |
Annually |
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2. Ensure key selection capabilities/criterion are based on inherent requirements of the job and avoid any direct or indirect discrimination |
Start January 2009 |
Human Resources –Human Resources Client Manager |
Human Resources HREOC |
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3. Ensure application and interview processes ha the flexibility to take into account the needs of, and do not unfairly disadvantage people with disabilities |
Start January 2009 |
Human Resources –Human Resources Client Manager |
Human Resources HREOC |
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4. Raise awareness and promote the use of fixed-term employment registers to Human Resources staff and Business Unit Managers |
Start November 2008 |
Human Resources –Human Resources Client Manager |
Human Resources Business Unit Managers |
8.4 EMPLOYEES TRAINING AND AWARENESS
Economic Development and Tourism recognises that all employees and specifically those with people management responsibilities, should be cognisant of the issues and needs of people with disabilities.
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OBJECTIVE: All managers/supervisors to participate in disability awareness training by June 2009 |
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ACTION/S |
TIME SCALE |
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RESOURCES AND COLLABORATION |
DATES FOR MONITORING |
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1. Continue to provide awareness training for managers/supervisors that is aligned to the department’s Diversity Plan |
Already conducted in 2006 and ongoing |
Human Resources – Senior Human Resources Officer |
People Development |
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2. All managers and supervisors to receive training in managing workplace diversity |
June 2009 |
Human Resources –Senior Human Resources Officer |
People Development |
Annually |
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8.4.2 GOAL: All department staff have an understanding of the issues and needs of people with disabilities |
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OBJECTIVE: All staff to participate in awareness training by December 2009 |
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ACTION/S |
TIME SCALE |
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RESOURCES AND COLLABORATION |
DATES FOR MONITORING |
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1.Identify and develop suitable awareness training for all staff |
September 2008 |
Human Resources –Senior Human Resources Officer |
People Development Human Resources Tasmanian Training Consortium |
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2. All staff to participate in awareness training |
June 2009 |
Human Resources –Senior Human Resources Officer |
People Development Human Resources |
Annually |
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3. Ensure that all new staff to the department participate in awareness training |
Within first three months of joining |
Human Resources –Senior Human Resources Officer |
People Development Human Resources |
8.5 BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Economic Development and Tourism recognises the importance of giving consideration to the needs of people with disabilities when designing and delivering community based programs.
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8.5.1 GOAL: Department programs accommodate the needs of people with disabilities | ||||
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OBJECTIVE: To ensure that people with disabilities are considered in the development, design and delivery of community based programs | ||||
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ACTION/S |
TIME SCALE |
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RESOURCES AND COLLABORATION |
DATES FOR MONITORING |
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1. Review existing policies and programs to ensure that the needs of people with disabilities are considered, where relevant, in the development of sport and recreation facilities, services and programs |
In place and ongoing Consultation as applications lodged |
Sport and Recreation Tasmania – Manager of Sport and Recreation Services |
Sport and Recreation Tasmania Tasmanian Sport and Recreation Association for People with a Disability (TASRAD) |
February 2009 and June 2009 |
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2. Ensure all state sport and recreation organisations funded under the State Grants program have an inclusion policy in place |
By December 2009 |
Sport and Recreation Tasmania – Manager of Sport and Recreation Services |
Sport and Recreation Tasmania TASRAD Disability Bureau |
February , September and December 2009 |
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3. Develop a Sport and Recreation Tasmania framework for people with disabilities; |
June 2009 |
Sport and Recreation Tasmania – Manager of Sport and Recreation Services |
Sport and Recreation Tasmania TASRAD Disability Bureau |
September and December 2008 March and June 2009 |
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4. Administer the Community Recreation Grants Program which provides funding to address barriers to participation in sport and recreation |
Ongoing |
Sport and Recreation Tasmania – Manager of Sport and Recreation Services |
Sport and Recreation Tasmania Business Finance and Compliance Finance |
Annual and Quarterly reporting |
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5. Ensure all sport and recreation providers and disability providers are aware of the Community Recreation Grants |
Ongoing |
Sport and Recreation Tasmania – Manager of Sport and Recreation Services |
Finance and Grants Sport and Recreation Tasmania Communications and Events Officer Disability Bureau TASRAD |
September 2008 March 2009 Bi-annually in September and March each year |
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8.5.2 OBJECTIVE: Raise awareness within the business community of the opportunities that exist to employ disadvantaged job seekers | ||||
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1. Applications for funding to the Workforce Participation Program will be encouraged from organisations that specifically support people with disabilities |
Ongoing |
Workforce Development – Senior Program Manager |
Workforce Development Business Finance and Compliance Finance |
Quarterly reporting to a specific review panel |
