Access and Inclusion Plan
City of Bayswater Access and Inclusion Plan 2020 - 2024
Draft Plan Now in Development Following Community Consultation
The consultation phase to review the City's Access and Inclusion Plan opened on 1 November and closed on 3 December 2019.
The City of Bayswater would like to extend its thanks to community members, service providers and local businesses who provided feedback throughout the consultation phase to assist the City in its commitment to be known as a welcoming, accessible and inclusive community.
The draft City of Bayswater Access and Inclusion Plan 2020 - 2024 is now being developed and will be made available for public comment for a two-week period in February 2020.
For further information please contact the City's Community Development team on 9272 0621
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the City of Bayswater need to have a Plan to improve access and inclusion? The Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) is a legislative requirement under the Western Australian Disability Services Act (1993) (the Act). This requires all local governments to review their DAIPs at least every five years. The Act requires local governments to lodge their Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) to the Department of Communities and at the end of each financial year to provide a report on DAIP implementation.
Achievements that support access and inclusion are reported in the Annual Report which is available on the City's website at www.bayswater.wa.gov.au
The Disability Services Act 1993 requires not only City staff but also agents and contractors engaged by the City to deliver a service to the public to ensure that they take the needs of people with disability into account, in a manner consistent with the Access and Inclusion Plan.
Guide for Agents and Contractors
The City of Bayswater Access and Inclusion Plan guides our organisation to remove barriers that prevent equity of access and inclusion for people who use Council owned and managed facilities and services.
The redevelopment of our new Access and Inclusion Plan 2020 - 2024 will assist the City to progress its commitment to identify and remove barriers which may include but not be limited to physical access, attitudinal, or practices that do not provide the same opportunities as other members in the community to participate.
We invite feedback from people with a lived experience of disability, their families, carers, support workers (paid), disability service providers, residents, local businesses and the wider community. Your views are important as they will assist us to better understand opportunities to remove access and inclusion barriers when using Council services, buildings, facilities, information, complaint mechanisms or attending events and consultations.
The consultation period for the review of the Access and Inclusion Plan 2020 - 2024 is now closed.
Feedback the City receives from consultations will help inform Access and Inclusion Plan 2020 - 2024 actions and priorities. Your personal details will be kept confidential.
The following suburbs are located in the City of Bayswater: Noranda, Morley, Embleton, Bedford, Bayswater, and Maylands
For more information on the City of Bayswater demographic profile, please see our Suburbs Profile