Disability services

The APS is actively involved in advocating for the rights of people with disabilities, including advocating for the right for people with a disability to: 

• exercise personal choice
• access appropriate models of care that include evidence-based psychological interventions
• access appropriate housing and accommodation, and 
• access employment.

Recent APS engagement on issues relating to people with disabilities includes: 

• advice to government regarding the NDIS and its operation, including the Quality and Safeguarding Framework
• adequacy of residential aged care for young people, and
• development of a practice guide aimed at reducing the need for restrictive practices in the disability sector.