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Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

About FaHCSIA

FaHCSIA Disability Action Plan 2006-2009

Aspirations and Indicators


3. Organisational Environment / System Goals

"Our organisational processes are inclusive"

FaHCSIA will ensure that organisational processes including policies, procedures, strategies, contracts, programs and policy advising are practical, inclusive, responsive, flexible, fair and accountable; in meeting the employment and service delivery needs of people with disability.

a. Public Participation in Consultation

Purpose
Actions to be taken
Responsibilities
Timelines

All public consultation processes are conducted in a way that is inclusive of people with disability.
  • Post 'Inclusive Consultation' A practical guide to involving people with disabilities (currently available on CDS website) on the FaHCSIA intranet site and make accessible to all employees.

Communication and Media Branch

 

August 2007


b. Policy Development and Advising

Purpose
Actions to be taken
Responsibilities
Timelines
Internal Policy Language and Content

The language and content of all internal organisational policies are not only compliant with the Disability Discrimination Act (1992) but also consciously inclusive of people with disability.
  • Make 'Better Information and Communication Practices' (currently on CDS website) available electronically to FaHCSIA employees.
  • Make 'Factsheet 5 ' Inclusive Language Tips (currently on CDS website) available electronically to FaHCSIA employees.

Disability Policy and Coordination Branch

Ongoing
Program/Policy Proposals

New or revised program/policy proposals assess the impact on the lives of people with disability prior to decision.
  • Review measurement procedures and identify problems
  • Develop improved measurement procedure (which may require clarifying/rewording the indicator).
  • Post 'Checklist for Developing or Reviewing Policies or Programs' (in previous Disability Access Plan (DAP), p.26) on FaHCSIA intranet site.
 Disability Policy and Coordination Branch July 2008, as part of proposed changes to CDS.
 
 
August 2007


c. Engagement of External Service Providers and Purchasing

Purpose
Actions to be taken
Responsibilities
Timelines

Publicly available reporting on procurement contracts is in compliance with relevant accessibility standards (i.e., Level Triple-A W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).
  • Online materials are designed and published in reference to relevant accessibility standards.

Procurement and Contract Management Branch &
Communication and Media Branch

Ongoing

Contracts with external recruitment providers stipulate that their consultants are disability aware.
  • Provide recruitment providers with the FaHCSIA policy 'Recruitment and retention of people with disability'.
  • Monitor adherence to this policy by requiring external recruiters to report the number of applications, enquiries and interviews offered to people with disability.
  • Stipulate in contracts with recruitment providers that the recruiters must have disability awareness training.

People Branch

March 2008

All online learning and development materials are designed in compliance with relevant accessibility standards (i.e., Level Triple-A W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).
  • Initiate a review of online learning and development materials (both Internet and Intranet) to determine what level (W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) they adhere to.  From this determine a level of compliance that FaHCSIA will aim to adhere to.
  • Provide all learning and development employees with 'Better Information and Communication Practices' (currently on CDS website).
  • Provide all learning and development employees with 'Factsheet 5' Inclusive Language Tips (currently on CDS website).
  • Ensure all learning and development trainers are familiar with the training resources (case studies) available on the CDS website.

People Branch

June 2008

Processes for purchasing goods or services from external providers involve consultation with people with a disability whenever those goods and services have a direct impact on the lives of people with disability.
  • Ensure employees responsible for purchasing have copies of 'Inclusive Consultation' a practical guide to involving people with disabilities (currently on CDS website).

 

Procurement and Contract Management Branch

Ongoing

 

Purchasing specifications, Request For Tender and contract requirements for the purchase of goods or services are consistent with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act (1992).
  • FaHCSIA's standard form procurement contract currently includes a clause relating to compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act (1992). 

Procurement and Contract  Management Branch

Ongoing



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