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In the spirit of reconciliation, CheckUP acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this website contains images or names of people who have passed away.

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Access for All: Disability Awareness for Health Providers

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.

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Access for All online course:
  • Is suitable for all health professionals, health administrators, health reception staff, and students
  • Increases awareness of the barriers faced by people with disability when accessing healthcare
  • Enhances person-centred care by providing strategies and resources to assist health providers to reduce barriers and increase the accessibility of their services for people with disability
  • Helps health providers understand legislative obligations for providing equitable, inclusive care for people with disability
  • Includes a training app that allows the player to experience healthcare through the eyes of people with disability
  • Earns CPD points for 35+ health professions and supports health accreditation standards
  • Takes 2.5 – 3 hours to complete in total, but can be completed in short intervals.
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Testimonial – Synergy Health Centre

Discover how the ‘Access for All’ course contributed to Synergy Health Centre’s prioritisation of accessibility, flexibility, and understanding while achieving impactful results in people’s lives.

Access for All App

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 Resources

We have a number of additional resources available to support the Access for All online training and app, including a step-by-step guide on how to make your healthcare service more accessible, further reading for each module, and a directory of other helpful resources.

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Access for All Advisory Group

Advice and guidance for this project was provided by the Access for All Advisory Group. The group comprises of consumers and health professionals with a lived experience of disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers with a lived experience of disability, mainstream health professionals, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers, Disability Advocates, and CheckUP staff.

Evaluation of Access for All – Disability Awareness for Health Providers

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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