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I am a Registered Nurse, employed in Darwin by Anglicare, and working at a hostel for remote Aboriginal community people who come to Darwin for health care. I care for the people staying at the hostel, helping them to access health, social and transport services. People who stay at the hostel are the sick or disabled, and their carer/escorts. Many of our clients use small planes to travel to and from Darwin. Anglicare NT uses Air north as its major carrier to remote communities. Some remote communities can only be accessed by plane. Eg. Groote Eylandt. The only alternative carrier to Groote Eylandt is the Aerial Medical plane, which at approximately $10000 per flight, can only be used, with the consent of the District Medical Officer, in a medical emergency. I regularly accompany an elderly, disabled, Aboriginal lady on Air north flights between Darwin and Groote Eylandt. This lady must live in Darwin, near medical facilities, due to her poor health, but longs to be at home with her family. As a passenger and a carer/escort, we both pay full price for our airline tickets. Due to this cost, the lady can only go home a few times a year. Due to her health needs, she can only be away from Darwin for a few days at a time. We welcome Air north’s proposal to give disabled customers and their carer/escorts a significant reduction in the price of airline tickets. However, our major problem is boarding and disembarking the aircraft at Darwin Airport. I note in Air north’s Annex B to DDA Exemption Application, Special Needs Information Form, Part 1, there is no reference to access up and down the aircraft steps, of which there are approximately 8-10 on the Brasilia aircraft. Item no.7 enquires as to the passenger’s need for a wheelchair to the aircraft door. Does this include use of the wheelchair lifting device, to take the passenger in her wheelchair up or down the aircraft steps? This is not offered or referred to in Air north’s exemption application. There is a passenger wheelchair lifting device available at Darwin Airport, although it has been our experience that it is not always available to Air north customers. A condition of Air north’s Annex A to DDA Exemption Application for Category A passengers is that Air north must have at least 96 hours notice of the passenger’s intended travel. Having made our request for the use of the passenger wheelchair lifting device more than 7 days prior to travelling, we were unable to use it on the day of travel because there was no Air north staff member available who was licensed to use it. We were not advised there was a problem until we arrived at Darwin Airport one hour prior to the departure time. Not being allowed to use a device that is available for disabled people does not meet the Objectives of the Disability Services Act, Schedule 3, Section 3(2). Using the passenger wheelchair lifting device allows disabled people to board and disembark, at least in Darwin, with the safety and dignity enjoyed by able bodied people. It allows boarding and disembarking in a timely and efficient manner and safeguards the occupational health and safety of the Air north staff, and carer/escorts. By using the airport passenger wheelchair lifting device, I would not consider the responsibilities of the carer/escort to be void; there remains a necessary role for those accompanying disabled people. By not allowing the device to be used, disabled people are denied access to premises, DDA section 23, and denied access to a service and facility, DDA Section 24. Thankyou for considering my submission. 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