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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers 2012 (SDAC) defines a person with disability as someone who has a functional limitation, restriction or impairment, which has lasted, or is likely to last, for at least six months and restricts everyday activities.
In SA, over one in five people (357,100 or 21.5%) reported having a disability in 2012. Of these, nearly 90% had a specific limitation or restriction that meant they were limited in the core activities of self-care, mobility or communication, or restricted in schooling or employment.
Around 32.0% of people with disability had a profound or severe limitation in one or more of the core activity areas with a further 49.5% having a moderate or mild limitation in core activity areas. In 2012, there were 22,700 children aged less than 15 years with a disability (7.7% of all children aged less than 15 years). Of these, 54.6% had a profound or severe limitation in core activity areas and 10.6% had a moderate or mild limitation in core activity areas.
ABS findings indicate that there were 219,000 people providing informal assistance to people with disability (13.4% of population). Of these, 56,000 people identified themselves as being primary carers (3.4% of the population). The ABS also measures the participation of people with disability in a range of activities away from home. In the previous three months, most people with disability had visited relatives or friends (88.6%).
Participation in other specific activities away from home over the previous 12 months was also measured. These include visiting a library, participating in physical activities for exercise or recreation, or attending a sporting event or movie. Nearly one in five (18.0%) South Australians with a disability aged less than 65 years did not participate in any of these activities away from home.
Excerpt from Department for Communities and Social Inclusion.
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The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) makes it unlawful to discriminate against people on the basis that they have, or may have, a disability. “Part 3
– Action Plans” of the DDA, provides for an organisation such as AAT to prepare and implement a DAP to be lodged with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.
A DAP aims to assist an organisation to achieve and implement the main principle underlying the DDA, namely people with disabilities should be able to experience and enjoy the same fundamental rights as others in the community. The development of this DAP is based on a consultative process involving people with diverse disabilities, staff members of AAT, peak bodies and the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI).
People with disabilities and travelling companions have the same concerns about transport as other members of
the community, such as availability, accessibility, affordability and safety. AAT’s aims and objectives are to provide a high level of customer service to ensure that people with disabilities have the same opportunities to travel as other members of the community.