Cultural and linguistically diverse resources
These resources have been developed by MDA in partnership with DiverseWerks to assist organisations build capacity to provide culturally appropriate support options for culturally and linguistically diverse communities under the NDIS.
The resources are grouped into the following key areas:
- Organisational planning
- Organisational capacity
- Engagement and planning
Using the toolkit - Introduction (PDF, 74 KB) Introduction (DOCX, 15 KB)
External Resources - External resources list (PDF, 144 KB) External resources list (DOCX, 16 KB)
Organisational planning
- Tool 1 Audit - Cultural competency audit tool (PDF, 66 KB) Tool 1 Audit - Cultural competency audit tool (DOCX, 13 KB)
- Tool 2 Co-design - How to increase CALD participation and input (PDF, 368 KB) Tool 2 Co-design - How to increase CALD participation and input (DOCX, 17 KB)
- Tool 3 Ethnicity data - Collecting ethnicity data (PDF, 94 KB) Tool 3 Ethnicity data - Collecting ethnicity data (DOCX, 14 KB)
- Tool 4 Language services - Appropriate use of language services (PDF, 546 KB) Tool 4 Language services - Appropriate use of language services (DOCX, 16 KB)
- Tool 5 Leadership - Building pioneering leadership for diversity (PDF, 63 KB) Tool 5 Leadership - Building pioneering leadership for diversity (DOCX, 14 KB)
- Tool 6 Planning and delivery - Including diversity considerations in service planning and delivery (PDF, 90 KB) Tool 6 Planning and delivery - Including diversity considerations in service planning and delivery (DOCX, 15 KB)
- Tool 7 Planning and evaluation - Planning evaluation tool (PDF, 73 KB) Tool 7 Planning and evaluation - Planning evaluation tool (DOCX, 14 KB)
- Tool 8 Demographics and data - The importance of understanding CALD demographics and data collection (PDF, 107 KB) Tool 8 Demographics and data - The importance of understanding CALD demographics and data collection (DOCX, 18 KB)
- Tool 9 Policy - Cultural diversity in policy (PDF, 79 KB) Tool 9 Policy - Cultural diversity in policy (DOCX, 14 KB)
Organisational capacity
Engagement and participation
- Tool 13 Partnering - Partnering with CALD carers (PDF, 70 KB) Tool 13 Partnering - Partnering with CALD carers (DOCX, 14 KB)
- Tool 14 Rethinking stigma - Thinking about stigma, disability and CALD communities (PDF, 74 KB) Tool 14 Rethinking stigma - Thinking about stigma, disability and CALD communities (DOCX, 14 KB)
- Tool 15 Partnerships - Building partnerships with CALD structures (PDF, 99 KB) Tool 15 Partnerships - Building partnerships with CALD structures (DOCX, 17 KB)
- Tool 16 New communities - Engaging new and emerging communities (PDF, 75 KB) Tool 16 New communities - Engaging new and emerging communities (DOCX, 14 KB)
- Tool 17 Engagement approach - Developing an appropriate engagement and participation approach (PDF, 58 KB) Tool 17 Engagement approach - Developing an appropriate engagement and participation approach (DOCX, 12 KB)
- Tool 18 Mapping the market - Mapping and connecting with your growing diverse market (PDF, 70 KB) Tool 18 Mapping the market - Mapping and connecting with your growing diverse market (DOCX, 14 KB)
- Tool 19 Carers and caring - Understanding CALD carers and CALD caring (PDF, 63 KB) Tool 19 Carers and caring - Understanding CALD carers and CALD caring (DOCX, 13 KB)
- Tool 20 Carer issues - CALD carer issues in person-centred care (PDF, 71 KB) Tool 20 Carer issues - CALD carer issues in person-centred care (DOCX, 13 KB)
- Tool 21 Effective communication - Effective communication with CALD communities (PDF, 96 KB) Tool 21 Effective communication - Effective communication with CALD communities (DOCX, 16 KB)
- Tool 22 Promote and communicate - Successfully promote to and communicate with diverse communities (PDF, 60 KB) Tool 22 Promote and communicate - Successfully promote to and communicate with diverse communities (DOCX, 12 KB)
Cultural and linguistic diversity profiles
- Townsville (PDF, 426 KB) Townsville (RTF, 80 KB)
- Mackay (PDF, 424 KB) Mackay (RTF, 76 KB)
- Toowoomba (PDF, 426 KB) Toowoomba (RTF, 80 KB)
- Ipswich (PDF, 423 KB) Ipswich (RTF, 71 KB)
- Bundaberg (PDF, 423 KB)
- Rockhampton (PDF, 424 KB) Rockhampton (RTF, 77 KB)
- Logan and Redlands (PDF, 425 KB) Logan and Redlands (RTF, 73 KB)
- Cairns (PDF, 425 KB) Cairns (RTF, 73 KB)
- Brisbane (PDF, 426 KB) Brisbane (RTF, 63 KB)
- Fraser Coast (PDF, 423 KB) Fraser Coast (RTF, 68 KB)
- Gold Coast (PDF, 424 KB) Gold Coast (RTF, 68 KB)
- Moreton Bay (PDF, 422 KB) Moreton Bay (RTF, 73 KB)
- Sunshine Coast (PDF, 422 KB) Sunshine Coast (RTF, 75 KB)