Supporting people with disability
Our work is to improve the lives and outcomes for people with disability. We are committed to the development of evidence-based policy and programs, underpinned by our research and data activities.
Within the disability sector, research and data are built upon:
- partnerships and collaborations
- inclusion of disability issues in mainstream Australian research funding and activities
- effective participation of people with disability
- the provision of accessible research and data that is applied in practice.
National Disability Research Partnership
The Australian Government has provided $15 million to establish the National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP). It is a key initiative under Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031(Opens in a new tab/window).
The 2-year establishment phase resulted in a set of recommendations(Opens in a new tab/window) by the NDRP Working Party(Opens in a new tab/window). The NDRP is an independent not-for-profit company governed by a board of directors.
The NDRP will facilitate collaborative and inclusive disability research, so we have better policy and practice for people with disability in Australia. It will achieve this through:
- funding research done by and with people with disability
- implementing the NDRP research agenda
- strengthening disability research capacity
- making findings accessible to the disability community and policy and decision makers.
All of the NDRP’s decisions will be guided by the NDRP Principles. Visit the NDRP(Opens in a new tab/window) website for more information.
The National Disability Data Asset
The National Disability Data Asset will help us to better understand the experiences of people with disability.
Australian, state and territory governments are working with the disability community on the National Disability Data Asset. The National Disability Data Asset will bring together de-identified information from government agencies about all Australians. The data will provide a better understanding of how people with disability can be better supported through services, payments and programs across multiple service systems. The National Disability Data Asset will also help governments to better support people with disability, their carers and the community.
The National Disability Data Asset Council (the Council) will make sure the disability data asset is only used for things that governments and the disability community have agreed to. The Council is a group with members from the government and the disability community.