Our work related to disability and carers

Australia’s Disability Strategy calls on all Australians to ensure people with disability can participate as equal members of society.

Australian Disability Parking Scheme helps eligible people park nearer to their destination.

Carer Gateway services help carers build skills, manage challenges and reduce stress early in their caring role.

Increasing inclusion for people living with disability through accessible infrastructure.

The Companion Card allows people with disability to bring a support person to events and activities without paying for a second ticket.

Health professionals need the right knowledge, skills and attitudes to care for people with intellectual disability. The Curriculum Development Project will support universities and accreditation authorities to improve pre-registration education for health professionals to better meet this need.

Organisations for people with disability to share their views with us.

Learn about the response to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability and a range of supporting documents.

Governments are working together to design and deliver additional supports in the community for people with disability. These are known as Foundational Supports.

The Information Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) program funds community projects for people with disability, their carers and families.

This project aims to improve access to palliative care for people with intellectual disability through a web-based toolkit and national data collection.

We want to support more people with intellectual disability to have annual health assessments. An annual health assessment is a comprehensive assessment of a person. It provides a structured way to identify health issues and conditions that are potentially preventable.

International Day of People with Disability aims to promote an inclusive and diverse community in Australia.

The National Autism Strategy 2025–2031 will provide a national approach to services and supports for autistic people and their families.

The National Carer Strategy provides a national framework to support Australia’s unpaid carers.

Establishing the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health (national centre) is an important step in improving the health of people with intellectual disability.
The centre will bring together experts, resources and research on intellectual disability healthcare.

The National Disability Advocacy Framework 2023–2025 ensures people with disability around Australia can access advocacy services.

Promoting and protecting the rights of people with disability.

Funding for conference organisers for the inclusion and participation of people with disability.

The Australian Government has released the National Roadmap for Improving the Health of People with Intellectual Disability to address serious health inequities faced by people with intellectual disability. Read about the roadmap and plan to improve the health of people with intellectual disability.

The Australian Government released the National Roadmap to Improve the Health and Mental Health of Autistic People 2025-2035 on 25 February 2025. The Roadmap addresses serious health inequities faced by Autistic people in Australia.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Appeals Program helps people seeking an external review of most National Disability Insurance Agency decisions.

Eligibility and how to be a participant of the program.

The Primary Care Enhancement Program for people with intellectual disability (PCEP) is a pilot project operating in four Primary Health Network regions. The PCEP is being delivered between July 2020 and June 2026.

Supporting accessible materials for people with print disability.