Wording
Social media post wording
The National Assistance Card is a personalised card to assist people with disability and health conditions in the community. The Card can be used in everyday and emergency situations to help cardholders communicate their unique areas of difficulty and the assistance they may need. The Card can: give cardholders greater independence and assist them to feel more confident in everyday situations; provide peace of mind for families and carers; enhance community understanding of disability and health conditions; and support positive community interaction with cardholders.
The Card is available to all people in Australia living with brain injury.
In Tasmania the Card is being trialled with the autistic community.
Find out more and apply: www.nationalassistancecard.com.au
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Download Social Media Post Wording - Word Document (.DOCX 12KB)Are You National Assistance Card Aware wording
The National Assistance Card is a personalised card to assist people with disability and health conditions in the community.
The Card can be used in everyday and emergency situations to help cardholders communicate their unique areas of difficulty and the assistance they may need.
To support positive communication with cardholders it is important that you can recognise the National Assistance Card and know how to respond when shown a Card.
- Read the Card and ask the cardholder how you can assist them
- Be friendly and respectful and use clear and concise language
If required or requested by the Cardholder, you can also:
- Scan the QR code on the Card to find out more about the cardholder
- Call the cardholder’s nominated contact person
- Assist the cardholder to access emergency services
To learn more about the Card and how to respond visit: www.nationalassistancecard.com.au or you can watch this video: https://youtu.be/HkL7XutzOx4
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Awareness Badge Wording
The following wording may assist when using the National Assistance Card Awareness Badge on social media or your website. You can also use @nationalassistancecard on Facebook to tag the National Assistance Card in your post.
[Insert your business/organisation name] is proudly National Assistance Card Aware.
The National Assistance Card is a personalised card to assist people with disability and health conditions in the community.
We're doing our bit to assist Cardholders in everyday situations as well as enhance community understanding of disability and health conditions.
You can learn more at www.nationalassistancecard.com.au