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Access for All is an online course that aims to improve disability awareness among health providers and increase understanding about the barriers people with disability experience when accessing healthcare.
The project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.
Start The CourseRead the new AfA Cases for Inclusion! The people featured in the booklet share their experiences with disability, challenge unconscious bias, and focus on ability and inclusion and what this means in a practical sense and everyday life. Read the booklet to learn how we can all contribute to meaningful change.
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Once you have completed the ‘Access for All’ online course, you can extend your skills and knowledge with the ‘Access for All App’.
The app provides an opportunity to practice your skills in a 3D simulated training environment. Choose a character (clinician, administrator, or person with disability) and work your way through short scenarios based on the lived experiences of people with disability when accessing healthcare.
The app is free and available to download for Apple or Android devices:
Access for All was evaluated by the University of Melbourne. CheckUP was pleased to see that the disability awareness course did what it was developed to do, in that a statistically significant improvement in disability awareness was identified. Furthermore, almost all respondents (97%) reported an intention to improve the accessibility of the health service they provide. Health providers can feel confident that by completing Access for All: Disability awareness for health providers, they are benefiting from a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity that is based on best practice and lived experience.
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