Empowering Health Consumers – Disability Health Rights
People With Disabilities WA and Health Consumers Council have been working together and have developed a number of resources for:
- People with disabilities
- Carers
- Family and support people
These resources cover:
- Your rights
- Ideas for getting better healthcare
- Navigating the health system
The Empowering Health Consumers with Disabilities team information booklets to empower people with disabilities in healthcare are available at the links below:
Plain English
- Better Healthcare for People with Disabilities – Plain English (PDF)
- Better Hospital Care for People with Disabilities – Plain English (PDF)
Easy Read
- Better Healthcare for People with Disabilities – Easy Read (PDF)
- Better Hospital Care for People with Disabilities – Easy Read (PDF)
Plain Text (screen-reader compatible)
- Better Healthcare for People with Disabilities – Plain Text (Word)
- Better Hospital Care for People with Disabilities – Plain Text (Word)
Resource List
Auslan videos
Advocacy in the health system
Where to go for help when accessing health care
Ideas for better health care
Health care rights
Medical records
This project is an NDIS Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) initiative. For more ILC events and resources please visit the Department of Communities Disability Services website.