Resources, reports and reading list
Resource library hosted by Accessible CMS, including position statements and reports from Australian advocacy and health organisations.
This is the front of the Accessible CMS resource library. We host original documents, position statements and discussion papers from Australian advocacy, health and inclusion organisations, preserving them at original URLs so academic and policy citations remain stable. Below is a selection of the most-cited material; the full library spans more than seventy documents.
About the library
Material in this library has been published over six years, in partnership with organisations including the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN), the Seniors Rights Service, the Zoe Belle Gender Collective (ZBGC), the Eyewear Retailers Association (ERA), and the Inclusion Library. Documents are tagged for accessibility per PDF/UA-1 where source-format permits. Our PDF accessibility guide describes the production workflow.
Featured document pages
Each of these documents has a dedicated page on this site with extended context, citation guidance, and related material. The PDF itself is downloadable from each page.
Discussion paper, abuse of older people in residential aged care
Seniors Rights Service, Patrick O'Neill, 2020. Most-cited document in our library.
Gender euphoria and sex, complete guide
Zoe Belle Gender Collective, 2023. Comprehensive trans and gender-diverse health resource.
Practical inclusion, A3 poster
Local Government NSW, 2021. Visual reference for council staff rooms.
Restrictive practices and informed consent guidelines
Older Persons Advocacy Network, 2023. Practitioner guidance.
A charter of sexual rights for older people
Older Persons Advocacy Network, 2022. Rights-based framing for aged-care settings.
Position statement on supported decision-making
Older Persons Advocacy Network, 2023.
NACAP presenting issues report 2022 to 2023
Older Persons Advocacy Network, 2023. Annual advocacy data report.
Inclusive care guide for health care providers
Zoe Belle Gender Collective, 2021. Clinical practice guide.
Medication, it's your choice
Older Persons Advocacy Network, 2021. Consumer-facing A5 booklet, cited in PubMed Central.
Charter of rights, A5 booklet
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, 2021. Plain-language charter.
Older persons advocacy and aged care
OPAN: Medication, it's your choice (2021)
Plain-language consumer guide to medication communication in aged-care transitions. A5 booklet format, tagged PDF.
OPAN: Restrictive practices and informed consent guidelines (2023)
Practitioner guidance on restrictive practices, informed consent and supported decision-making in residential aged care.
OPAN: A charter of sexual rights for older people (2022)
Charter document on the sexual rights of older people, prepared as part of the Rights of Older People in Aged Care series.
OPAN: Position statement, supported decision-making (2023)
Position statement on supported decision-making for older Australians.
OPAN: NACAP presenting issues report 2022 to 2023
Annual report from the National Aged Care Advocacy Program detailing presenting issues across the year.
Seniors rights and inclusion
Seniors Rights Service: Discussion paper, the abuse of older people in residential aged care (2020)
Authored by Professor Patrick O'Neill. Discussion paper covering policy and practice responses to abuse of older people in residential aged-care settings.
Local Government NSW: Practical inclusion, A3 poster (2021)
Visual reference poster for local-government inclusion practice, hosted via the Inclusion Library.
Gender-affirming health and care
ZBGC: Gender euphoria and sex, complete guide (2023)
Comprehensive resource produced by the Zoe Belle Gender Collective covering gender euphoria and sexual health for trans and gender-diverse people.
ZBGC: Inclusive care guide for health care providers (2021)
Practitioner-facing guide to inclusive care for trans and gender-diverse people.
Position statements and submissions
OPAN and COTA joint submission: Enduring power of attorney consistency (2023)
Joint submission on improving consistency of enduring power of attorney arrangements across Australia.
OPAN submission: National Dementia Action Plan (2023)
OPAN submission responding to the National Dementia Action Plan consultation.
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission: Charter of rights, A5 booklet (2021)
Plain-language A5 booklet of the Charter of Rights for older people receiving aged-care services.
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