Accessible

When a community is accessible, it’s easy to:

• find and use services
• move around.

Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD)

CALD people:

• come from different cultures and backgrounds
• speak languages other than English.

Emergency services

Emergency services help protect people and make them safe in dangerous situations.

For example, the police and firefighters.

Grant

A grant is money from the government to pay for important work that helps others.

Inclusive

When a community is inclusive, everyone can:

• take part
• feel like they belong.

Intellectual disability

An intellectual disability affects how you:

• learn new things
• solve problems
• communicate
• do things on your own.

Justice system

The justice system makes sure people are treated fairly and follow the law.

The justice system includes:

• police
• courts
• prisons.

LGBTIQA+

The letters LGBTIQA stand for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer or questioning and asexual.

The ‘+’ is for people who are part of the LGBTIQA+ community but don’t talk about themselves using a word from this list.

Mental health

Your mental health is about how you:

• think and feel about yourself
• deal with things in your life
• manage your feelings.

Volunteer

When you volunteer, you:

• work but you don’t get paid
• do work that helps the community.