Australia Territory Health Services, Northern Territory Country Resources Disability Strategies and Plans, General Health Service Standards Northern Territory 31 December 1999 Policy document

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Service guidelines for disability services in the Northern Territory. These standards are drawn from national standards, and form part of the strategic planning framework.

PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING THE NORTHERN TERRITORY DISABILITY SERVICE STANDARDS:
(Adapted from the Northern Territory Disability Services Five Year Strategic Plan)

• That the human rights of people with disabilities be recognised, as proclaimed by the United Nations in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the Standard Rules on the Equalisation of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities.

• That all people with disabilities have the right to an optimum quality of life - ‘a life, not just an existence’.

• That all people with disabilities have meaningful choices about how their
individual needs are met and how they are involved in the ongoing development, delivery and evaluation of services they receive.

• That all people with disabilities have the right to services that meet their individual needs in a timely and culturally appropriate manner.

• That all services for people with disabilities be accountable to their consumers, families of consumers, support workers and funding bodies.


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