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PURPOSE
* EnableNSW provides appropriate assistive technology devices and specialised support services to assist eligible residents of NSW with a permanent or long-term disability to live and participate in their family and community.
* EnableNSW is a unit within Health Support Services, NSW Health, which was established to provide central administration of the services previously administered through the following NSW Health disability support programs:
a. Program of Appliances for Disabled People (PADP)
b. Home Respiratory Program (HRP)
c. Adult Home Ventilation Program (AHVP)
d. Children's Home Ventilation Program (CHVP)
e. Prosthetic Limb Service (PLS).

1. Objectives of EnableNSW Services
The primary objectives of the EnableNSW services are:
a. to assist eligible residents of NSW, who have a permanent or long-term disability, to live and participate in their family and community, by providing appropriate assistive technology and specialised support services in the areas of core communication, mobility, respiratory function and self-care;
b. to ensure equity of access to assistive technology based on individual needs;
c. to provide effective management of available resources by providing devices or support that are cost-effective and meet the assessed functional need;
d. to provide timely, courteous and efficient service to consumers;
e. and to work in collaboration, wherever possible, with other State and Commonwealth government services and non-government organisations to promote continuity of care.