National Disability Advocacy Framework 2023 - 2025
On 21 April 2023, Disability Ministers endorsed the new National Disability Advocacy Framework 2023-2025 (NDAF) and associated Disability Advocacy Work Plan (Work Plan).
The new NDAF commits governments to work together to improve national consistency and access to advocacy services for people with disability across Australia.
The NDAF and Work Plan were developed by the Australian, state and territory governments, in consultation with people with disability, families, carers, disability advocacy providers and disability representative organisations.
Public consultation on the NDAF was completed from 8 April to 8 July 2022. Further information on the public consultation can be found on the DSS engage website.
The NDAF is available in a range of accessible formats:
NDAF 2023-2025 – Standard Version
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NDAF 2023-2025 – Language Translations:
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Disability Advocacy Work Plan
The Disability Advocacy Work Plan (Work Plan) identifies shared priority work areas for the Australian, state and territory governments, to work on together to support the outcomes in the NDAF.
The NDAF and Work Plan represent the beginning of ongoing work by the Australian, state and territory governments, to improve alignment of disability advocacy services by committing to joint work in key areas.
The Work Plan is available in a range of accessible formats:
Disability Advocacy Work Plan – Standard Version
Disability Advocacy Work Plan – Easy Read
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Disability Advocacy Work Plan – Language Translations:
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- Chinese (Simplified)
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- Turkish
- Urdu
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Demand and Gap Analysis Project Summary
In March 2020, the Department of Social Services (DSS) engaged a consultancy firm, ASK Insight, to lead a demand and gap analysis of ‘independent disability advocacy and decision-making supports’ to better understand the disability advocacy landscape since the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
The project was finalised in December 2020 and demonstrates a point-in-time snapshot of disability advocacy nationally. The final report included a recommendation that the previous version of the NDAF, endorsed in 2012, should be updated.
A summary of the Demand and Gap Analysis Project is available below in the following accessible formats:
Demand and Gap Analysis Project summary – Standard Version
Demand and Gap Analysis Project summary – Easy Read
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