At VisAbility, we are proud of our service to clients and customers who live with low or no vision. We welcome all feedback including compliments, complaints or suggestions as they help us provide the best service we can offer. Click here to view the Feedback and Complaints process in Easy English (424KB)..
Feedback and complaints can be provided via:
- Phone
- Online
- Complaints and feedback process
Online
To submit your feedback online, please complete the form at the bottom of this page.
Alternatively, you can email feedback@visability.com.au with the relevant information.
Written feedback
Written feedback may be:
- Handed to a staff member
- Emailed to feedback@visability.com.au
- Posted to VisAbility at PO Box 101 Victoria Park WA 6979.
If you have a complaint
As someone who interacts with our organisation (an external stakeholder), there might be an occasion when you want to express a complaint about us without fear of any unfavourable consequences. We understand this and have developed a process to make it possible because we welcome any opportunity to improve our services.
How to let us know
You can let us know how you are feeling via:
- speaking to a person face-to-face
- telephone – ring us on the main switchboard number 9311 8202
- in print, Braille, audio or electronic format (including our online contact form) or via our generic email address: feedback@visability.com.au
You may involve another person as an advocate at any stage of our complaints process.
Child Safety
For all complaints relating to child safety, please email childsafety@everabilitygroup.org.au
Behaviour of all parties
Your complaint will be received with a positive attitude and treated promptly and fairly. When engaged in our complaints process, VisAbility expects its staff, volunteers and stakeholders to respect each other’s dignity; be fair and courteous to each other; keep all matters confidential and give high priority to resolving the complaint.
VisAbility will not respond to complaints made by any person whose conduct during the process is unreasonable.
Our response
If your complaint is not quickly resolved, it will be passed onto a manager or executive staff member.
This person:
- will let you know, within two working days, that your complaint has been received; and
- will tell you how long we expect it will take us to resolve your complaint; and
- may contact you further if more details or discussion are required; and
- will contact you every ten working days at least to inform you of the progress of your complaint until it is finalised.
If you do not find this response satisfactory, please let us know. Should you wish to refer the matter to an external organisation, contact details are below.
Health and Disability Services Complaints office
- Complaints and enquiries line: (08) 6551 7600
- Country Free Call: 1800 813 583
- TTY: (08) 6551 7640
If for whatever reason you prefer not to, or do not achieve your desired outcome following having raised your complaint, we encourage you to access support from the following organisations.
Children:
- Your child’s Early Childhood Early Intervention Partner or Local Area Coordinator.
- The Association for Children with Disability Tas on 03 6231 2466 or by email admin@acdtas.com.au.
- Developmental Disability WA on 08 9420 7203 or by email ddwa@ddwa.org.au.
People over 65 years of age or in My Aged Care:
- Blind Citizens Australia on 1800 033 660 or by email bca@bca.org.au.
- The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) by phone on 1800 237 981.
- The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission by phone on 1800 951 822 or email info@agedcarequality.gov.au.
People under 65 years of age or in the NDIS:
- Your Local Area Coordinator or Coordinator of Supports.
- Blind Citizens Australia on 1800 033 660 or by email bca@bca.org.au.
- The National Disability Insurance Agency by calling 1800 800 110, visiting one of its offices, or visiting ndis.gov.au for further information.
- The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission by phone on 1800 035 544 or by completing the online complaints form at ndiscommission.gov.au (link opens in new window).
For more information please read our Complaints and Feedback Policy (link opens in a new window) .