Autism Awareness Month Resources

You can display this poster at your workplace to inform people your service is National Assistance Card-aware.

Exciting news! The National Assistance Card is now available to more people with disability across the country!

After a successful trial in Tasmania, the Card is now available for Autistic people anywhere in Australia.

This means more people can use the Card as a way to communicate their unique needs.

The Card is used in everyday situations when people are shopping or accessing services, or in emergency situations.

The Card continues to be available to people with brain injury.

Find out more or apply for the Card at www.nationalassistancecard.com.au

#NationalAssistanceCard #InclusionMatters#AccessibleCommunities

The National Assistance Card is expanding and is now available to Autistic people and people with brain injury across Australia. This means you’re more likely to see it in the workplace and community.

The Card is a personalised support tool that helps people to communicate their needs without having to repeat themselves, explain or share out loud.

Each Card includes areas of difficulty as identified by the cardholder, and a unique QR code, which once scanned shares a written or video message from the cardholder about how to best support them.

When it’s shown, the Card helps people delivering support, or in areas like retail, transport or emergency services, give cardholders the type of assistance they need.

Because someone might show their Card in lots of different situations, it’s important that businesses, organisations and services in the community know about the Card too and know how to respond.

[Insert the name of your organisation or business]is proud to be making sure we are National Assistance Card aware.

This means our teams are given information about what to do when someone shows their National Assistance Card.

Together, we can make our community more accessible for everyone.

Find out more about the National Assistance Card and how to apply at
www.nationalassistancecard.com.au

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The following wording may assist when using the National Assistance Card Awareness Badge on social media or your website. You can also use @nationalassistancecard on Facebook to tag the National Assistance Card in your post.

[Insert your business/organisation name] is proudly National Assistance Card Aware.

The National Assistance Card is a personalised card to assist people with disability and health conditions in the community.

We're doing our bit to assist Cardholders in everyday situations as well as enhance community understanding of disability and health conditions.

You can learn more at www.nationalassistancecard.com.au

Highlight that your business is National Assistance Card-aware by downloading and using the Awareness Badge on your website or social media.

Files include the primary badge, a news or social media tile, as well as the best practices guide for recommended ways to display and implement the badge and a document containing suggested wording for social media or news items.