This program applies to disability support service providers to certify that they meet the Queensland Disability Service Standards set down by Disability Services Queensland. The service providers to which this program applies are those that are required to comply with the Disability Services Act 1992 (Qld).
The Queensland Disability Services Standards is intended to:
- Achieve a culture of quality and continuous improvement
- Establish a consistent level of quality across the disability sector
- Ensure equity across government and non-government services
- Ensure that the delivery of services is responsive to needs of people with a disability, their families and carers
- Ensure that people with a disability have a say in how services are best provided to them
- Strengthen safeguards for people with a disability.
