PRIORITY AREA 2 Employment Opportunities Goal: To promote the inclusion and participation in the community of people with a 4.1 Actively promote Council’s services, programs and events to people with a disability. disability. 4.2 Promote accessible social networking places and spaces in Kingston. Continue to support people with a disability, carers and disability services to participate 4.3 in Council’s Advisory Committees. Continue to strengthen and promote opportunities for people with a disability to 4.4 engage in arts, culture, recreation and leisure programs. Goal: To promote inclusive attitudes and practices to reduce discrimination against people Goal: To increase opportunities for people with a disability to obtain and maintain 2.1 Continue to promote training opportunities to assist people with a disability to Continue to provide access and inclusion education for Council staff and the Kingston 3.1 with a disability. employment. community. obtain paid employment and progress their professional development. 2.2 Continue to support and encourage local businesses to become more inclusive Promote the positive contributions people with a disability make to the Kingston 3.2 employers. community. 2.3 Continue to improve and promote volunteer opportunities for people with a Recognise and acknowledge people with a disability as part of the Kingston 3.3 disability. community via events such as the International Day of People with Disabilities. 2.4 Continue to improve access to employment at Council for people with a disability by reviewing Council’s employment services. PRIORITY AREA 3 Encourage Inclusive Attitudes and Practices
PRIORITY AREA 2 Employment Opportunities Goal: To increase opportunities for people with a disability to obtain and maintain employment. 2.1 Continue to promote training opportunities to assist people with a disability to obtain paid employment and progress their professional development. 2.2 Continue to support and encourage local businesses to become more inclusive employers. 2.3 Continue to improve and promote volunteer opportunities for people with a disability. 2.4 Continue to improve access to employment at Council for people with a disability by reviewing Council’s employment services. Goal: To promote inclusive attitudes and practices to reduce discrimination against people with a disability. 3.1 Continue to provide access and inclusion education for Council staff and the Kingston community. 3.2 Promote the positive contributions people with a disability make to the Kingston community. 3.3 Recognise and acknowledge people with a disability as part of the Kingston community via events such as the International Day of People with Disabilities. PRIORITY AREA 3 Encourage Inclusive Attitudes and Practices Goal: To promote the inclusion and participation in the community of people with a disability. 4.1 Actively promote Council’s services, programs and events to people with a disability. 4.2 Promote accessible social networking places and spaces in Kingston. 4.3 Continue to support people with a disability, carers and disability services to participate in Council’s Advisory Committees. 4.4 Continue to strengthen and promote opportunities for people with a disability to engage in arts, culture, recreation and leisure programs.
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