State Disability Inclusion Plan statement: The accessibility of the built environment, quality services and information is key to ensuring people living with disability are included and have the opportunity to equally participate in all aspects of community life. It is our aim to increase accessibility to public and community infrastructure, transport, services, information, sport and recreation and the greater community.
Action 6: Apply universal design principles to SAPOL’s sites, buildings and facilities
Objective: Apply the principles of universal design to all new builds and major redevelopment works, and plan and conduct audits of existing sites, buildings and facilities to identify opportunities for improvement and, from those audits, prioritise, schedule and implement improvements within available resources.
State Disability Inclusion Plan priority number: 7, 9.
Action 6.1: Review SAPOL’s policies and procedures to ensure the principles of universal design are incorporated into all new builds and major redevelopment works
Responsibility
Timeframe
- By 30 June 2021
- Report in June 2021
Measurement
- Policies and procedures are reviewed and updated
Action 6.2: Develop a plan to audit existing sites, buildings and facilities in line with principles of universal design
Responsibility
Timeframe
- By 30 June 2021
- Report in June 2021
Measurement
Action 6.3: Conduct audits in line with the audit plan
Responsibility
Timeframe
- By 30 June 2021
- Report in June 2021
Measurement
- Audits conducted in line with the audit plan
Action 6.4: From the audit, prioritise, schedule and implement improvements within available resources
Responsibility
Timeframe
- Ongoing, initially by 31 December 2022
- Report annually from June 2023
Measurement
- Number of improvements made in line with the schedule (describe)
Action 7: Provide accessible information on SAPOL’s websites
Objective: Ensure SAPOL’s digital assets are accessible and available to as wide an audience as possible.
State Disability Inclusion Plan priority number: 7, 8, 9.
Action 7.1: Develop an Accessibility Review and Implementation Plan
Responsibility
- Governance and Capability Service
Timeframe
- By 30 June 2021
- Report in June 2021
Measurement
- Accessibility Review and Implementation Plan developed
Action 7.2: From the plan, implement recommendations within available resources
Responsibility
- Governance and Capability Service
Timeframe
- Ongoing, initially by 31 December 2021
- Report annually from June 2022
Measurement
- Improvements made in line the Accessibility Review and Implementation Plan (describe)
Action 7.3: Undertake future planning for the redevelopment or replacement of the SAPOL website to ensure compliance with web design accessibility standards
Responsibility
- Governance and Capability Service
Timeframe
- Ongoing, initially by 31 December 2021
- Report annually from June 2022
Measurement
- Planning occurs (describe)
Action 8: Broaden and enhance use of technology to enable better communication between people with disability and SAPOL
Objective: Review existing technology and communication options and pathways and explore new opportunities to better enable people with disability to communicate with police in the field and with SAPOL in general.
State Disability Inclusion Plan priority number: 7, 8, 9.
Action 8.1: Identify and plan for use of technology solutions that improve communication between people with disability and police officers in the field
Responsibility
- Information Systems and Technology Service
Timeframe
- By 30 June 2021
- Report in June 2021
Measurement
- Technology solutions identified
Action 8.2: Implement use of technology solutions within available resources
Responsibility
- Information Systems and Technology Service
Timeframe
- Ongoing, initially by 31 December 2021
- Report annually from June 2022
Measurement
- Technology solutions implemented (describe)
Action 8.3: Identify and plan for use of technology solutions that improve communication pathways for people with disability to contact and interact with SAPOL services
Responsibility
- Security and Emergency Management Service
Timeframe
- By 30 June 2021
- Report in June 2021
Measurement
- Technology solutions identified
Action 8.4: Implement use of technology solutions within available resources
Responsibility
- Security and Emergency Management Service
Timeframe
- Ongoing, initially by 31 December 2021
- Report annually from June 2022
Measurement
- Technology solutions implemented (describe)
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