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We have added an 'Accessibility Menu' tool to the City of PAE and Participate PAE websites. Look for the ‘Accessibility Menu’ button that now appears at the bottom left corner of every page and in screen readers.

The Userway menu allows visitors to our websites to adjust settings like spacing, contrast, text-size, fonts and activate screen reader and focus tools to suit their needs and preferences.

Users are able to select accessibility profiles including blind, dyslexia, colour-blind, seizure and epileptic, ADHD, cognitive and learning and motor-impaired.

In addition to this, language translations are also included in Userway on the City of PAE website and ten languages through an integrated tool on Participate PAE – click on the earth globe icon at the top of the page to select a language.

Currently the City of PAE accesses the LGA accessibility and inclusivity advisory panel to provide technical feedback and advice around relevant council projects and initiatives. We would now like to create a local opportunity for community members and other stakeholders with an invested interest in access and inclusion, to provide feedback regarding relevant council initiatives.

The establishment of an online access and inclusion group is an action of the Communications and Engagement Framework – Participate PAE.

As a member of the Shaping Inclusion online community, we ask that you please follow the below group rules:

• Be kind and courteous towards each other. We're all in this together and all striving for the same positive outcomes for our community. Understand that members points of view and lived experiences may differ. Healthy debates are natural, but kindness and respect is required.
• Please respect everyone's privacy. Being part of this group requires mutual trust. Authentic, expressive discussions make groups great, but may also be sensitive and private. What's shared in the group should stay in the group unless permission is sought from the individual.
• No promotion or spam. This is not a space to promote yourself or your business. Through certain discussions, it will be relevant to talk about different products and materials.

Administration will remove any content that is deemed to not comply with the rules above and may remove the offending contributor if the behaviour continues.

As a member of the Shaping Inclusion, you can expect:

• To have regular and ongoing contact with PAE community development and community engagement staff. We will endeavour to respond to all questions asked by the group within 3 business days. Council may contact you to offer additional support or information relevant to your feedback on enquiry.
• To receive notification about open PAE engagement projects that have a direct connection with access and inclusion. We recommend that you have a look at open engagement projects on Participate PAE regularly to view all projects open for community feedback.
• To receive notifications about Council decisions that have been made about a project you have contributed towards. We call this 'closing the loop'.
• For council staff to investigate the top rating opportunities and obstacles raised by and votes on by the membership group.

The Shaping Inclusion online community is for community members who have an interest in sharing their ideas, stories and feedback based on their experiences of living with or caring for someone with a disability. This is a voluntary community engagement group and there won’t be payments for participation. We really appreciate members sharing their expertise and knowledge based on their lived experiences to assist us to work together to improve access and inclusion across PAE.

We are not requesting professional information or assistance around project or infrastructure planning but rather to find out how decisions made in these spaces effect the everyday experiences of people living with a disability and how we can better understand our communities needs and highest priorities in these spaces.

The LGA have formed a Disability Access and Inclusion Advisory Group which local governments are able to access for topics requiring in-depth discussion or particular expertise.

The Group is comprised of twelve people representing a range of disability experiences and diversity including different age groups, cultural backgrounds, gender identities and geographic locations within SA. The opportunity to be on the Advisory Group was promoted through a range of media and applicants went through a rigorous recruitment process. Members are paid an honorarium for their time, and the Group is funded by the LGA Board to June 2025 at this stage.

The Advisory Group has produced several advice pieces for the local government sector on topics including Inclusive Emergency Management and Inclusive Communications, together with a disability induction toolkit. Members have also presented at the LGA Emergency Management Conference, the LG Professionals Emerging Leaders program, the Communications Professionals Network and Volunteer Network and delivered a mentoring session for the Salisbury Council Disability and Inclusion Network (DAIN) members. As Chair of the Local Government Access and Inclusion Network Leanne Davis-King has an ongoing relationship with the Advisory Group.

Do you need assistance registering for Participate PAE? Please ring our Customer Relations team on 8405 6600 and they will talk you through the process. You will need an email address to register.

If you'd like to receive notification when new engagement projects with a focus on access and inclusion open, you can view your member profile and select 'Accessibility' under your categories of interest.

The City of PAE has endorsed our Inclusive Communities Plan 2019-2024.

The purpose of the Inclusive Communities Plan is to provide an integrated whole of Council approach and commitment to strengthen inclusion and access for all, through some key themes being:

• commitment
• advocacy
• culture
• built environment
• products and services
• communications and marketing
• information communication technology

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield wants to provide the best opportunity for all residents to access public spaces. Beach Mats provide a number of accessible points in key locations along our coastline.

Find out more about where beach mats are located.

With an adult change table and tracking hoist system, both the Parks Library and the Lights Community and Sports Centre include recognised Changing Places to help individuals and their support provider to participate in the social life of our community. The Changing Places also features a nature-inspired ceiling design in colours which are both calming and soothing. The Parks Library was the first accredited Changing Places in South Australia.

Find out more about Changing Places facilities in the City of PAE.