Access to Legal Assistance for People with Disability - Feedback from people working with people with disability.
Thank you for taking this survey.
We are conducting a study to understand the legal needs of people with disability within Western Australia.
The survey is for Sussex Street Community Law Service and is supported by the Department of Communities.
It is important that we hear from people working with people with disability who are trying to access legal assistance.
Thank you once again for taken the time to add your experience.
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1.
Which of the following categories of disability do you feel most adequately describes the people that you work with?
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Physical disability: Impacts mobility or dexterity
Intellectual disability: Impacts ability to learn or process information
Psychiatric disability / mental illness: Impacts thinking processes
Sensory disability: Impacts the ability to hear or see
Acquired disability
Neurological disability: Impacts the brain and central nervous system
Learning disability: Impacts acquisition, organisation, retention, and understanding of information
Physical disfigurement: Impacts physical appearance
Immunological disability: Impact due to the presence of organisms causing disease in the body
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2.
What problems have you experienced when trying to get legal help?
(Select all that apply)
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I tried to get a lawyer but no one called me back.
The legal services I called told me there was a conflict of interest so they could not help me.
I could not afford to pay for a lawyer.
I did not know who to call.
None of the legal services in my area specialise in the legal problem that I had.
I found it difficult to access the legal service because of my physical disability.
I found it difficult to understand the information on the legal service's website.
When I got my appointment, I found it difficult to understand all of the forms that I had to sign.
During and/or after my appointment I found it difficult to know or understand everything that I had to do next?
I didn't feel like the lawyer, or the legal service really understood my disability.
I didn't feel like the lawyer, or the legal service was able to communicate well with me as Englich is not my first language.
I didn't feel like the lawyer, or the legal service was able to understand my circumstances as an Aboriginal person.
I didn't feel like the lawyer, or the legal service was able to understand my circumstances as a Torres Strait Islander.
I didn't feel like the lawyer, or the legal service was able to understand my circumstances due to me gender and or sexuality.
I needed legal help, but the other party was making it difficult for me to get legal help.
I needed legal help but I had to travel a long way to get the help I needed.
I got in trouble with the police, but they did not understand that I had a disability, and this made things worst for me.
None of the above
Other (please specify)
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3.
Overall, how satisfied were you with the experience of trying to access legal help?
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Extremely satisfied
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Not so satisfied
Not at all satisfied
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4.
Have you ever heard of the legal health check tool?
http://legalhealthcheck.org.au/
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Yes
No
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5.
On a scale of 0 to 10,
How likely is it that you would recommend community legal services to a friend or colleague?
0 for Not at all likely, 10 for Extremely likely
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Not at all likely
Extremely likely
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Is there anything that you would like to add?
