The Strategy and supporting documents
Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031 sets out a plan to change the lives of people with disability over ten years. In addition to the full Strategy, and a summary version of the Strategy, there are a number of other documents that support the Strategy.
A range of these documents is available in Easy Read, community languages, Auslan and First Nations languages.
Read the Easy Read Strategy documents Strategy documents available in Auslan Strategy documents available in 13 languages Strategy documents available in 5 First Nations languages
2024 Review of Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031
The Australian Government Department of Social Services conducted a review of Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031. The Review included a public consultation. The report on the consultation is at Appendix B of the review report.
Australia’s Disability Strategy 2024 Review
This summary versions of the Strategy 2024 Review and consultation reports are shorter documents and provide a simpler overview.
Australia’s Disability Strategy 2024 Review – Summary
Australia’s Disability Strategy 2024 Review Consultation Report – Summary
Read the Easy Read of the Review and Consultation Report Summary documents
Summaries of the Review and Consultation Report documents available in Auslan
Both Summary documents are available in 6 languages
Full version Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031
This is the full 2021 version of the Strategy and is 72 pages long.
Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031
Summary version Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031
This summary version of the Strategy is shorter at 20 pages and provides a simpler overview.
Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031 Summary
Roadmap
The Roadmap gives an overview of the key work being done under the Strategy and shows when these will happen.
Outcomes Framework
The Outcomes Framework is a key part of the Strategy as it tracks, reports and measures the outcomes for people with disability across all seven Outcome Areas of the Strategy. This will drive change and improvement for people with disability. It will also help us to see if the lives of people with disability are improving over time.
Data reporting on the Outcomes Framework is published on accessible and interactive webpages hosted by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). This includes annual Outcome Framework reports and online reporting updated quarterly (referred to as a Dashboard in the Strategy).
Outcomes Framework Second Annual Report
Outcomes Framework Second Annual Report Summary
Outcomes Framework First Annual Report
Outcomes Framework First Annual Report Summary
Data Improvement Plans
The Data Improvement Plans set out how Australian governments will ensure data needed to measure outcomes for people with disability is collected, shared and improved over the life of ADS.
The Data Improvement Plan (DIP) was updated in 2024 after the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (DRC) published their Final Report to the Australian Government in September 2023.
The revised DIP provides a progress update on the data gaps that are being addressed and outlines tangible next steps to support the ongoing improvement of disability data and reporting over the next 18 months. It also provides an Action Plan that outlines how key data related DRC recommendations may be addressed and implemented over the life of ADS.
Read the Data Improvement Plan 2024
The original DIP was developed at the beginning of ADS to determine how we will measure outcomes for people with disability. The plan set out how we could improve the data needed to report against the Outcomes Framework and how we could collect data for future measures.
Read the Data Improvement Plan 2022
Engagement plan
People with disability will have a say in how the Strategy is working. The Engagement Plan shows how we will do this.
Guide to applying Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031
This Guide provides practical advice to apply the 8 Guiding Principles of Australia’s Disability Strategy to achieve the vision of an inclusive Australian society.
Guide to Applying Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031
Guide to Applying Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031 – Summary in Easy Read
Evaluation Good Practice Guide Checklist
By doing good evaluations of disability policies, services and programs, we will know if they are helping to improve the lives of people with disability. We have created a checklist to help with these evaluations.
Evaluation Good Practice Guide Checklist
Good Practice Guidelines for Engaging with People with Disability
These Guidelines provide governments, the private and non government sectors with a practical tool for the engagement and inclusion of people with disability in community consultation, policy development and government decision making.
Good Practice Guidelines for Engaging with People with Disability
Targeted Action Plans
We know there are areas, like increasing employment of people with disability, where more work is needed. Targeted Action Plans will make sure extra work is done over one to three years to improve outcomes in these areas. There are currently five Targeted Action Plans but more will be done in the future.
Employment Targeted Action Plan
Community attitudes Targeted Action Plan
Early childhood Targeted Action Plan