People with a Disability
Manly Council is committed to improving access and services for people with disabilities.
This is vital given an estimated one in five people living in the Manly local government area live with some level of disability, and this number is set to increase with the ageing of the population.
The Manly Access Committee provides advice and makes recommendations to Council on local access issues, with the aim of improving access for people with disabilities to buildings, public places and services, and promoting awareness of disability issues.
With input from the Access Committee, Council has established a Fragrant Garden for the Visually Impaired at Ivanhoe Park and produced a Missed Business Guide, which outlines many ways businesses can improve accessibility to increase their customer reach.
Council also provides some direct services to people with disabilities such as Meals on Wheels and the Club Friday program for adults with an intellectual disability.
There are also other local services that assist with in-home support for people with disabilities of all ages. These can be found in the Northern Beaches Home & Community Care Services brochure.
The Northern Beaches & Forest Seniors and Care Guide may also be helpful in providing information about these services.
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Manly is a great place to visit for people
with a disabilty
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Many shops in Manly have level access
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The Corso and many of the arcades in
Manly are wheelchair friendly.
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Visiting Manly
If you are visiting Manly and are wheelchair user or have limited mobility, the Manly CBD Access Map is a useful guide to the accessibility features of the Manly town centre.
A list of toilets accessible to wheelchair users in the Manly local government area can be found at this link:
Council also has a beach wheelchair available (pictured below), located at the Manly Surf Pavilion. Contact Manly Lifeguards on (02) 9976 1497.
A list of accessible accommodation in Manly can be downloaded here:
This information is from Spinal Cord Injuries Australia RollAwayzwebsite facility, which enables a search of accessible accommodation throughout Australia via Google Earth.
To find accessible accommodation in Manly and other areas, Spinal Cord Injuries Australia has a facility on their website, RollAwayz, which opens in Google Earth to show the location of wheelchair accessible travel and tourism accommodation across Australia.
RollAwayz and can be downloaded from:
Council website accessibility
For information on the accessibility features available on Council’s website, please click here
National relay service
The NRS is an Australia-wide phone service for people who are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment. TTY/voice calls phone 133 677. Speak and Listen call 1300 555 727. The NRS is available to everyone at no additional charge. The NRS is an Australian Government initiative funded by a levy on eligible telecommunications carriers.
For more information visit:
Translating and interpreting services
TIS National is an interpreting service, provided by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, for people who do not speak English and for the English speakers who need to communicate with them. To use an interpreter over the telephone call 131 450.
To book an on-site Interpreter:
Further Information
For further information, please contact Council’s Community Development Coordinator on 02 9976 1562 or email communitydevelopment@manly.nsw.gov.au
For further information on services and activities for people with disabilities on the Northern Beaches, the Warringah Disability Information Service can assist, phone 02 9942 2686, email janzm@warringah.nsw.gov.au
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beach wheelchair
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