Department of Communities Easy Read hub

Plans and information

• Authorisation of restrictive practices - easy read bulletins

  • Developed to assist understanding of the authorisation of restrictive practices in Funded Disability Services Policy that applies in Western Australia from 1 December 2020.

• Disability Royal Commission – WA Roadmap (PDF, 11.05MB)

  • Our plan to deliver recommendations from the Disability Royal Commission.

• Disability Royal Commission – WA Roadmap, text only (PDF, 196.39KB)

  • Our plan to deliver recommendations from the Disability Royal Commission.

• Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (PDF, 2.77MB)

  • Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2023 to 2028.

• State Disability Strategy (PDF, 1.03MB)

  • A Western Australia for Everyone: State Disability Strategy 2020-2030.

Children and young people - complaints

• Making a complaint (DOCX, 479.71KB)

  • This easy read guide explains how children and young people can make a complaint about services provided by the Department of Communities.

Disability services

Complaints 

• Making a complaint (PDF, 301.69KB)

  • This easy read guide explains how to make a complaint about disability services provided by the Department of Communities.

Continuity of Support Arrangements

• Easy Read fact sheet (PDF, 314KB)

  • The State is responsible for providing continuity of support for people under 65 years of age who do not meet the NDIS residency requirements and who were receiving State-funded disability-related supports.

Elder Abuse

• What is Elder Abuse (PDF, 2.27MB)

  • Elder Abuse fact sheet.

• Elder Abuse Helpline (PDF, 2.3MB)

  • How to call the Elder Abuse Helpline fact sheet.

Emergencies

• How to get ready for a bad weather emergency

  • Easy Read books about how to get ready for a cyclone, storm, flood or bushfire.

Family and domestic violence

• Family and Domestic Violence Easy Read Guide (PDF, 3.12MB)

  • This easy read guide provides information about coercive control.

NDIS Check

• How to apply for a NDIS Worker Screening Check (PDF, 505.56KB).

• Risk assessments for NDIS Worker Screening Checks (PDF, 705.39KB)

  • NDIS Check resource guides

Your rights

• Information about Restrictive Practices (PDF, 1.1MB)

  • Clear and easy to read information about restrictive practices.