Eastern Health supports the diversity of our staff, volunteers, patients and their families, and our communities.
Our aim is to identify and adopt inclusive practices and become more responsive to the health and wellbeing needs of people with a disability.
It is not just disability itself that makes life difficult, it is the barriers that society imposes because of disability – barriers that are physical, technical or attitudinal, that deny people access to services and community participation.
Eastern Health is committed to identifying, addressing and eliminating barriers to ensure our organisation is accessible, has a welcoming attitude, and has staff who are informed about disability.
Disability can be:
- physical impairment e.g. spinal cord injuries
- sensory impairment e.g. deaf
- intellection and cognitive impairment e.g. dementia
- psychiatric impairment e.g. clinical depression
Disability Action Plan 2019-2022 (PDF 700KB) (Word Doc 1MB)
If you are a NDIS participant,
and have a general enquiry with National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Email: [email protected]
Call: 1800 800 110
(National Contact Centre open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm (local time)
or go to www.ndis.gov.au/contact for more options
If you are a NDIS participant,
and would like to give feedback or submit a complaint to
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Email: [email protected]
Call: 1800 035 544
or go to www.ndis.gov.au/contact/feedback-and-complaints for more options
If you need to find an Advocate
You may seek support from family, a friend or an independent advocate with complaints or complex, specialised and often serious issues.
If you need to engage with community and other government services to get help, please refer to: National disability advocacy program
https://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/disability-and-carers/program-services/for-people-with-disability/national-disability-advocacy-program-ndap
Or if you would like to use the advocacy finder: