The Commonwealth Government is reviewing the National Disability Strategy (NDS). This process is occurring in cooperation with state and territory governments across Australia.
What is the National Disability Strategy?
The Strategy is a plan to create an inclusive Australian society that enables people with disability to fulfil their potential as equal members of the community. It’s also the main way that Australia implements the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Around 1 in 5 people have a disability in Australia. In the ACT there are approximately 77,300 people with disability.
You can read the strategy document here.
The Office of Disability ACT
The Office for Disability ACT wants to hear from you about what should be included in the next 10-year plan. They want to make sure that the next national commitment to supporting people with disability includes the priorities of people with disability and their supporters.
They will ensure that these views
- are taken into account for developing the next NDS
- inform the work done by the Office to support people with disability in the ACT.
The ACT defines disability as people who experience long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may affect their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. To provide full and effective participation for people with disability, the following must change:
- the physical environment
- attitudes
- the way we communicate
- our social environment
How You Can Provide Feedback
Submissions close on Saturday, October 31, 2020. Please make sure you’ve had your say before this date.
1. During Our October Employment Peer Group
We’ve extended the October Employment Peer Group Meeting by 30 minutes. Amanda Charles from the Office of Disability ACT will be attending the meeting from 6:15 PM. Please come along and provide your feedback directly to her. The meeting is held on Zoom. You must register to attend.
2. Make a Submission
Visit the Department of Social Services website to select a feedback method.
3. Via this Feedback Form
You are welcome to provide feedback to the Office of Disability ACT in written format using this form.
- You can choose to provide your feedback anonymously
- Answer as many questions as you wish
- Your answers can be as lengthy as you wish