Volume 7 was delivered in three parts that focused on the experiences of people with disability in education, employment and housing and their right to live, learn, work, play, create and engage together in safe, diverse, and inclusive communities.
This volume includes 44 recommendations that propose changes in strategies, policies, action plans, accessibility, choice and control, culture, improved support services, enhanced training, improved data collection, stronger oversight, and greater accountability.
The table below outlines progress made against recommendations in this volume.
Read more about the status definitions in the Reader's Guide.
Education
| Number | Recommendation | Lead Jurisdiction | Response | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | Provide equal access to mainstream education and enrolment | State and territory governments | Accept: ACT Accept in principle: NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA, NT | Please see individual state and territory updates |
| 7.2 | Prevent the inappropriate use of exclusionary discipline against students with disability | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | Further work required |
| 7.3 | Improve policies and procedures on the provision of reasonable adjustments to students with disability | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | Further work required |
| 7.4 | Participation in school communities | State and territory governments | Accept: ACT, QLD Accept in principle: NSW, SA, TAS, VIC, WA, NT | Please see individual state and territory updates |
| 7.5 | Careers guidance and transition support services | State and territory governments | Accept: ACT Accept in principle: QLD, NSW, SA, TAS, VIC, WA, NT | Please see individual state and territory updates |
| 7.6 | Student and parental communication and relationships | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | Further work required |
| 7.7 | Inclusive education units and First Nations expertise | State and territory governments | Accept: ACT, NSW, TAS, VIC Accept in principle: WA, SA, NT Subject to further consideration: QLD | Please see individual state and territory updates |
| 7.8 | Workforce capabilities, expertise and development | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | Further work required |
| 7.9 | Data, evidence and building best practice | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | Further work required |
| 7.10 | Complaint management | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | Further work required |
| 7.11 | Stronger oversight and enforcement of school duties | State and territory governments | Accept: TAS Accept in principle: ACT, NSW, SA, VIC, WA, NT Subject to further consideration: QLD | Please see individual state and territory updates |
| 7.12 | Improving funding | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | Further work required |
| 7.13 | National Roadmap to Inclusive Education | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | Further work required |
| 7.14 and 7.15 | Phasing out and ending special/segregated education | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | In progress |
Employment
| Number | Recommendation | Lead Jurisdiction | Response | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.16 | Priorities for inclusion in the new Disability Employment Services model | Australian Government | Accept | In progress |
| 7.17 | Develop education and training resources for Disability Employment Services staff | Australian Government | Accept | In progress |
| 7.18 | Establish specific and disaggregated targets for disability employment in the public sector | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | In progress |
| 7.19 | Establish specific disability employment targets for new public service hires in agencies and departments | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | In progress |
| 7.20 | Clarify the application of the merit principles in public sector recruitment | Australian Government | Accept in principle | Further work required |
| 7.21 | Introduce consistent adjustment principles and adjustment passports | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | In progress |
| 7.22 | Public reporting on public sector disability employment strategies and targets | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | In progress |
| 7.23 | Strengthen disability employment procurement policies | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | In progress |
| 7.24 | Convene a Disability Employment Rights Council | Australian Government | Note | Note |
| 7.25 | Amend the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) | Australian Government | Accept in principle | Further work required |
| 7.26 | Amend the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) | Australian Government | Accept in principle | In progress |
| 7.27 | Enable a Fair Work Ombudsman referral mechanism | Australian Government | Accept | Completed |
| 7.28 | Improve information about wages and the Disability Support Pension | Australian Government | Accept | In progress |
| 7.29 | Embed an ‘open employment first’ approach in the NDIS Participant Employment Strategy | Australian Government | Accept | In progress |
| 7.30 | Support the transition to inclusive employment | Australian Government | Accept in principle | In progress |
| 7.31 | Raise subminimum wages | Australian Government | Subject to further consideration | Subject to further consideration |
| 7.32 | End segregated employment by 2034 | Australian, state and territory governments | Subject to further consideration | Subject to further consideration |
Housing
| Number | Recommendation | Lead Jurisdiction | Response | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.33 | Prioritise people with disability in key national housing and homelessness approaches | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | In progress |
| 7.34 | Include homelessness in Australia’s Disability Strategy | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept | Completed |
| 7.35 | Increase the availability and supply of accessible and adaptive housing for people with disability through the National Construction Code | State and territory governments | Accept in part: WA Accept in principle: ACT, QLD, TAS, VIC, NT Subject to further consideration: NSW, SA | Please see individual state and territory updates |
| 7.36 | Improve social housing operational policy and processes | State and territory governments | Accept: ACT, NSW, QLD, VIC Accept in principle: SA, TAS, WA, NT | Please see individual state and territory updates |
| 7.37 | Increase tenancy and occupancy protections for people with disability | State and territory governments | Accept in principle: ACT, NSW, VIC, NT Subject to further consideration: QLD, SA, TAS, WA | Please see individual state and territory updates |
| 7.38 | Minimum service standards and monitoring and oversight of supported residential services and their equivalents | State and territory governments | Accept in principle: NSW, SA, WA, VIC Subject to further consideration: ACT, TAS, QLD, NT | Please see individual state and territory updates |
| 7.39 | Preventing homelessness when people with disability transition from service or institutional settings | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | Further work required |
| 7.40 | Address homelessness for people with disability in the National Housing and Homelessness Plan | Australian, state and territory governments | Subject to further consideration | Subject to further consideration |
| 7.41 | Group home reform | Australian Government | Accept in principle | In progress |
| 7.42 | Improve access to alternative housing options | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | Further work required |
| 7.43 | A roadmap to phase out group homes within 15 years | Australian, state and territory governments | Subject to further consideration | Subject to further consideration |
| 7.44 | A roadmap to phase out group homes over a generational timeframe | Australian, state and territory governments | Subject to further consideration | Subject to further consideration |
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