About the Strategy
Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031 (the Strategy) is a plan to make life better for people with disability. The Australian Government wrote this plan with people with disability. It talks about what can be done to make Australia more inclusive. If Australia is inclusive, people with disability can take part in everything that happens in Australia.
Why is the Strategy important?
It will make sure:
- Australia has a good plan for being more inclusive
- governments around Australia know how to be more inclusive
- services and systems can make outcomes better for people with disability.
View the Strategy and supporting documents - external site opens in new window : after
How will success be measured?
The Strategy is supported by an Outcomes Framework - external site opens in new window : after
The Outcomes Framework says what needs to be tracked to know if things are improving for people with disability. This includes looking at what is happening for people with disability in key areas such as health care, housing, education and employment, and what is changing over time.
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What is the goal?
The Strategy aims to make life better for people with disability in 7 main areas.
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What is important?
In each outcome area are things considered important to help make Australia more inclusive.
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Is it working?
To know if things are getting better, data are used to keep track of what changes over time.
These are called measures.
The Strategy has 7 outcome areas. These cover things that people with disability have said need to get better if Australia is to be more inclusive.
Outcome areas
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Employment and financial security
The priorities here aim to help people with disability to have the chance to have a job and enough money so they can:
- live well
- plan for their future
- have choice and control in their own lives
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Inclusive homes and communities
The priorities here aim to help people with disability live in homes that meet their needs and communities that are:
- accessible
- inclusive
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Safety, rights and justice
The priorities here aim to help people with disability to:
- feel safe
- have their rights protected
- be treated the same as other people in the community
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Personal and community support
The priorities here aim to help people with disability get what they need from the supports and services they use so they can be:
- part of their community
- independent
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Education and learning
The priorities here aim to help people with disability get what they need from school, education and training so they can:
- learn
- develop their skills
- be who they want to be
- live the life they want to live
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Health and wellbeing
The priorities here aim to make sure people with disability get good care and services when they need them, and are included in plans for the community so they can:
- be healthy
- enjoy the life they live
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Community attitudes
The priorities here aim to encourage positive attitudes towards people with disability so that communities will:
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treat people with disability as equals
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be inclusive
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let people with disability take part in all areas of community life
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