South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts1 Persons with
disabilities, whatever the origin, nature or degree of their disabilities
might be, are individuals—
(a) who
have the inherent right to respect for their human worth and dignity; and
(b) who
have the same fundamental human rights and responsibilities as other members
of the Australian community; and
(c) who
have the same right as other members of the Australian community to realise
their potential for intellectual, physical, social, emotional, sexual and
spiritual development; and
(d) who
have the same right as other members of the Australian community to choose
their own lifestyle and generally to control their own lives.
2 Persons with disabilities have a right to
protection from neglect, abuse, intimidation and exploitation.
3 Persons with disabilities have the same right as
other members of the Australian community to the assistance and support that
will enable them to exercise their rights, discharge their responsibilities
and attain a reasonable quality of life.
4 In receiving the services that supply such
assistance and support, persons with disabilities—
(a) have
the right to choose between those services, and to choose between the options
available within a particular service, so as to provide assistance and support
that best meets their individual (including cultural) needs; and
(b) have
the right to have those services provided in a manner that—
(i)
involves the least restriction of their rights and
opportunities; and
(ii)
takes into account their individual needs, goals, age and
other personal circumstances; and
(iii)
takes into account any further disadvantage that may be
suffered as a result of their gender, ethnic origin, aboriginality, financial
situation or location; and
(c) have
the right to pursue any grievance in relation to those services without fear
of the discontinuance of services or of recriminations or retribution from
service providers.