Outcome Area 4 - Personal and Community Supports

People with disability have access to a range of supports to assist them to live independently and engage in their communities.

Action 19

Support the enhancement of Pavely, the smartphone app that displays existing and future services and facilities that are considered inclusive and accessible around South Australia.

The Department of Human Services leads this action.

This action is considered completed and ongoing.

Progress throughout 2023

The Department of Human Services has continued its support of the Pavely smartphone app in collaboration with The Moonshine Lab.

Upgrades to Pavely in 2023 include the addition of 21 Changing Places facilities and the location and accessibility details of over 1,900 public toilet facilities across South Australia.

Pavely now has over 400 active pins that display locations with accessibility ratings, with additional growth and enhancements expected throughout 2024.

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Action 20

Increase access to assistance technology, including the implementation of the State Government Online Accessibility Policy and related guidelines, to address barriers to appropriate support.

All State Government agencies lead this action.

This action is in progress.

• 42% completed and ongoing
• 52% in progress
• 6% not yet started.

Progress throughout 2023

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport Adelaide Metro website has been updated and was audited by Vision Australia to Level A and AA WCAG 2.1 specification. Websites comply with the Online Accessibility Policy.

The Electoral Commission of South Australia prepared promotional materials within its accessibility policy. The Electoral Commission website is WCAG 2.1 AA compliant and includes several accessibility features, such as the 'ReadSpeaker text to speech service', audio files, and videos with captions.

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Action 21

Consider opportunities for further developing Auslan interpreter capacity within South Australia.

The Department for Education leads this action.

This action is considered completed and ongoing.

Progress throughout 2023

Additional training through Skills SA is now available to support Auslan capability and capacity in South Australia including:

• two Registered Training Organisations delivering Auslan courses in South Australia (TAFE SA and one non-government Registered Training Organisation)
• fee-free training in Auslan is available for the next three years under a National Skills Agreement supporting Fee-Free TAFE.

Delivery of publicly subsidised courses in Certificate II, III, IV, and Diploma in Auslan has grown throughout 2023, against previous years:

• 164 students in 2021–22
• 209 students in 2022–23
• 178 students are training in Auslan in the year to date 2023–24, with the expected total to be similar or higher than 2022–23 given the expansion of Fee-Free training opportunities from January 2024 enrolments.

Certificate I in Deaf Gain Education (11077NAT) was designed exclusively for deaf and hard-of-hearing sign language users. It provides students with foundational knowledge, and skills required to undertake future pathways as an interpreter, particularly in various settings (digital, medical, and so on). The Certificate I is supported in South Australia under Fee-Free conditions.

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Action 22

Work with relevant State authorities to improve community understanding and awareness that complements and leverages the national effort under Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031.

The Department of Human Services leads this action.

This action is considered completed and ongoing.

Progress throughout 2023

The Department of Human Services continues to coordinate the South Australian Disability Reform Interdepartmental Committee and the Inclusive SA Community of Practice network.

These networks support improved information sharing across local and state government and leverage efforts to address state and national disability-related reform that relate to Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031 and the South Australian Targeted Action Plans.

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