Rural Access is an initiative to enhance the capacity of rural and regional communities in Victoria to plan and provide support for people with disabilities and their families.

Rural Access aims to:

• Mobilise and provide support for people with disabilities to optimise participation in the life of their local community
• Build and strengthen the community's capacity to provide support to people with disabilities and their families through a range of strategies with include networking, community eduction, policy development, partnership development, and specific project development
• Develop a framework for integrated local community planning and coordination which engages and involves people with disabilities and their families, disability service providers and community organisations
• Work with existing disability service providers to enhance their capacity to provide relevant and appropriate supports in the community
• Improve access to information about relevant services and community activities available to people with disabilities in their communities.

• Disability Advisory Committee Members
   
• Disability Action Plan 2002-05 Large Print (PDF-221KB)
• Disability Action Plan 2002-05 Large Print (DOC-161KB)
• Disability Action Plan 2006-09 Large Print (PDF-390KB)
• Disability Action Plan 2006-09 Large Print (DOC-700KB)
   
• Three-Six-Five Model Project (DOC-1823KB)
   
• Community Inclusiveness - A Guide for Groups v.1
• Commicating with People with Visual Impairments
• Communicating with people with disabilities
• Communicating with people with hearing impairments
• Communicating with people with physical and intellectual disabilities
• Access Awards 2006 - Caroline Maplesden Acceptance Speech (PDF-10KB)