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DIDRR resources and tools launched

Storm season is just around the corner and so is the opening of the Queensland borders. The second action will bring COVID into our communities in a way we have not experienced.

Community services organisations are in a unique place to support and empower people with disabilities to be ready for the challenges of natural disasters and the pandemic.

A suite of Disability Inclusive and Disaster Risk Reduction (DIDRR) resources and tools were officially launched in October to enable you to do just that.

At the event, Minister for Communities and Housing, the Honourable Leeanne Enoch together with Minister for Seniors and Disability Services, The Honourable Craig Crawford spoke to the importance of these resources during Get Ready Week.

The great thing about the tools and resources is that you can use them as part of your pandemic planning.

Let them guide your conversations with service users with disabilities about what will happen when the borders open and COVID is in their communities, as well as for natural disasters.

We have the resources and case studies to help you incorporate these important tools into your planning and preparedness:

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Industry Advice

Date published

November 3, 2021

Explore the full DIDRR Toolkit on this page, including the framework, checklist, capability wheel and more. A great place to start on your planning journey.
Go to the DIDRR Toolkit

Watch the four part video series with captions or Auslan interpreter to learn how to do the planning. Go to the videos

Be guided by the Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness Resource Package to support you to facilitate the process with all stakeholders.
Go to the Resource Package

Watch the webinar series for community services organisations about how to use the tools with real world examples. Great to watch with your team and stakeholders. Go to the webinar series

Community Services Case Study: MADEC in Mackay. Read about how this organisation was able to create individualised plans and service offering for their service users. Go to this story

Community Services Case Study: Community Connections. Read about how their Lifestyle Assistants are using the framework and tools to build individual plans and do reviews. Go to this story

Community Services Case Study: Goondiwindi Care. Read about how they worked with stakeholders on community plans as well creating comprehensive risk assessments. Go to the story

This phase of the DIDRR project was a collaboration between CSIA, Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN), the University of Sydney and the Department of Communities and Housing and Digital Economy.

CSIA CEO Belinda Drew said this unique partnership between people with disability, community service providers and the University of Sydney’s deep expertise has delivered great results.

“CSIA led the focus on building the capability of community service organisations to plan well for disasters of all kinds, as these organisations play a crucial role in helping people of all abilities to plan for disaster,” Ms Drew said.

“What we have seen in this project is people with disability, community service providers, local government and the emergency management sector work together to ensure all Queenslanders are well prepared for disasters of any kind.”