International Standards Certifications -
The Disability Sector Quality System provides a framework that supports the assessment of the Queensland Disability Service Standards.
Purpose
The system is intended to:
- achieve a culture of quality and continuous improvement across the disability sector in Queensland
- establish a consistent level of quality across the disability sector
- ensure equity across government and non-government services
- ensure that the delivery of services is responsive to needs of people with a disability, their families and carers
- strengthen safeguards for people with a disability.
Why it is being introduced to the sector
The Queensland Government is committed to a better life for Queenslanders with a disability. It recognises the importance of providing quality services that are responsive to the needs of people with a disability and ensuring that people with a disability have a say in how services are best provided to them.
Who it applies to
Services recurrently funded or supplied by Disability Services Queensland need to participate in the system.
People with a disability also play an integral role in the system and will have an opportunity to have ongoing involvement in their service provider's planning, delivery and evaluation. They will also have opportunities to play a part in the service user assessment as part of the external certification process.
