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Patients & visitors

Coming to hospital

Accessibility at Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre

We are working with people with disability to improve accessibility at Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre.

Getting around

We provide the following for people with disability:

  • car parking concessions
  • wheelchairs are available at the main entrance
  • accessible toilets
  • support for patients and visitors with sensory disability
  • lifts from the main entrance to the Mellor and Spinal Units
  • Auslan interpreters.

Your needs and preferences

Staff can work with you to provide you with individualised treatment and care when you visit or stay at hospital. Examples of this include:

  • communicating in a way that meets your preferences
  • creating an Autism Spectrum Care Plan
  • specialist beds and hoists.

Support from Disability Liaison

Our Disability Liaison Officers (DLOs) support people with disability, their families and support networks to access:

  • Austin Health services and other health and human services
  • inpatient and outpatient services
  • COVID-19 testing, treatment and vaccination

We also provide advice to health care teams to provide safer, accessible, and more inclusive care.

Contact us

Disability Liaison Officer

Phone: 03 9490 7620

Email: disabilityliaison@austin.org.au

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