Principles

Principles are values that guide behaviour and create a shared understanding about what is important. This plan is based on the following principles for people living with disability:

• fundamental human rights, responsibility and autonomy
• individual worth and dignity
• participation in social and economic life
• the right to realise physical, social, sexual, reproductive, emotional and intellectual capacities
• the right to make decisions, including supported decisions, and to take risks
• access to information in appropriate forms
• respect for cultural or linguistic diversity, age, gender, sexual orientation and religious beliefs
• rights to privacy and confidentiality
• live free from neglect, abuse and exploitation
• rights to pursue complaints and access justice
• acknowledge and respect the crucial role of families, carers and significant persons
• freedom of association and support to engage in family, social and friendship activities
• respect the needs and rights of children as they develop
• acknowledge and respect the abilities, strengths, goals and needs of people living with disability.