Case 64: Man needing home and community care services receives appropriate support worker

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A man who needed home and community care services from his council but was unable to speak or understand English was provided with a support worker who was unable to communicate with him in his own language. The council also refused to pay for an interpreter to assist with the care services. During negotiations with the council, the man’s advocate raised the Charter. In response, the council agreed to provide a support worker from the same cultural and language background.

Source: Disability Justice Advocacy, Submission for Review of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006