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Bass Coast Local News:
Funding to Improve Access – Now Open

Applications are now open for Building Disability Inclusive Businesses and Community Organisations Funding round.

By Portal Admin - 30th August 2019 - Back to News

Applications are now open for up to $1,000 for the 2019 Building Disability Inclusive Businesses and Community Organisations Funding round. The funding is available to increase accessibility to businesses or community organisations for your customers, visitors, members or employees with disability.

To be eligible for this funding, your business or community organisations must:

• be located in Bass Coast
• develop a simple plan of intended actions to improve access and inclusion for people with a disability
• work in partnership with Council’s Community Facilitator – RuralAccess

• improvements to physical access (ramps, signage, accessible toilets, illuminate nosing strips for stairs, colour contrasting paint for way-finding etc.)
• engage a consultant to deliver Disability Awareness Training at your next team/staff meeting
• create and print large print menus, flyers or promotions for people with vision impairment
• take part in a Communication Access Assessment to become more accessible for people with complex communication needs
• develop a disability action plan
• any other idea that you think will help people with a disability access your business/organisation more easily

Source: www.gippsland.com

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