Action Responsibility Timeline Outcome Strategy 2.4.2 Explore Lead: Social Ongoing Increased partnership Development participation in opportunities to Supported by: Aged Council services. enhance and Services and Public expand Council Health services to offer Family and broader options to Children’s Services services. ADVOCACY A key role of Council is to ensure other levels of government are aware of the recreation, social, economic and service requirements of people with disabilities. Advocating on behalf of and with people with disabilities supports Hume City Council’s commitment to protect and promote the human rights of people with disabilities. Advocacy aims to address the causes of social exclusion such as poverty, reduced mobility and prejudice. Encouraging and equipping community members to participate in advocacy, supports the social justice goals of respect and recognition which are fundamental to developing a supportive community, employment opportunities and increasing social inclusion. Objective 3: To advocate for and with people with disabilities on Social Justice Issues affecting access and participation in social, economic and civic life. Strategy Action Responsibility Timeline Outcome 3.1 Ensure 3.1.1 Respond to Lead: Social Ongoing Timely response to timely response State and Federal Development inform and influence to issues Government Supported by: State and Federal impacting on submissions to Family and Government policy social justice ensure residents Children’s Services direction and service and access to are represented. Aged Services and provision. choices affecting Public Health the lives of Economic people with Development disabilities. Learning Community Leisure and Services 3.1.2 Regular, Lead: Social Ongoing Reports to Council re regional and Development the issues and service networks that Supported by: Aged requirements of people support and Services and Public with disabilities and promote issues Health careers. impacting on people with disabilities and their carers.
Strategy Action Responsibility Timeline Outcome 2.4.2 Explore partnership opportunities to enhance and expand Council services to offer broader options to services. Lead: Social Development Supported by: Aged Services and Public Health Family and Children’s Services Ongoing Increased participation in Council services. ADVOCACY A key role of Council is to ensure other levels of government are aware of the recreation, social, economic and service requirements of people with disabilities. Advocating on behalf of and with people with disabilities supports Hume City Council’s commitment to protect and promote the human rights of people with disabilities. Advocacy aims to address the causes of social exclusion such as poverty, reduced mobility and prejudice. Encouraging and equipping community members to participate in advocacy, supports the social justice goals of respect and recognition which are fundamental to developing a supportive community, employment opportunities and increasing social inclusion. Objective 3: To advocate for and with people with disabilities on Social Justice Issues affecting access and participation in social, economic and civic life. Strategy Action Responsibility Timeline Outcome 3.1 Ensure timely response to issues impacting on social justice and access to choices affecting the lives of people with disabilities. 3.1.1 Respond to State and Federal Government submissions to ensure residents are represented. Lead: Social Development Supported by: Family and Children’s Services Aged Services and Public Health Economic Development Learning Community Leisure and Services Ongoing Timely response to inform and influence State and Federal Government policy direction and service provision. 3.1.2 Regular, regional and networks that support and promote issues impacting on people with disabilities and their carers. Lead: Social Development Supported by: Aged Services and Public Health Ongoing Reports to Council re the issues and service requirements of people with disabilities and careers.