About us

In 2018 the South Australian Government passed the Disability Inclusion Act 2018 (SA) (the Act), as they recognised that a stronger commitment to disability access and inclusion was needed. As a result, the State Disability Inclusion Plan 2019-2023 – Inclusive SA, was developed, followed by the development of Disability Action and Inclusion Plans (DAIPs) by the 99 state authorities and local councils that fall under the legislation. DAIPs support the development and implementation of new strategies to address access and inclusion barriers and promote positive actions for people living with a disability to participate equally in society.

In 2022, the Department of Human Services (DHS) reviewed Inclusive SA to bring it into line with the newly released Australian Disability Strategy 2021-2031 (ADS) that was launched in December 2021. In 2022, a review was also conducted of the legislation as directed by the Act, which resulted in 50 recommendations (20 Legislative, 9 Policy and 21 Operational), 14 of the 20 legislative recommendations are currently processing though Parliament as The Disability Inclusion (Review Recommendations) Amendment Bill 2022.

Right now, DHS is in the process of consulting for a new State Disability Inclusion Plan to replace Inclusive SA which concludes in 2023. We aim to incorporate the feedback we gain from this consultation as well as many other pieces of work such at the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability and the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.