Access to Legal Assistance for People with Disability Survey

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.

We are interested in hearing about your experience as a person with disability trying to access legal assistance.

Throughout the survey, we will use the word 'you'. This refers to the person with disability. We understand that in some cases you may feel more comfortable if someone assists you to complete this survey.

1.Are you completing this survey as a person with disability or are you completing this survey for a person with disability?

I am a person with disability completing this survey.

I am completing this survey for a person with disability.

3.Which of the following categories of disability do you feel most adequately describes your disability (or the person you are completing the form for)? It is fine to select multiple descriptions.

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

4.What is your gender (or the gender of the person you are completing the form for)?

Female

Male

Other (specify)

6.Overall, how satisfied were you (or the person you are completing the form for) with the experience trying to access legal help?(Required.)

7.Have you ever heard of the legal health check tool? http://legalhealthcheck.org.au/

Yes

No

8.Is there anything that you would like to add?