Disability Engagement Group

The Disability Engagement Group (DEG) includes people who have lived experience of disability and was established to support the operations of the State Disability Inclusion Plan. The group's role includes providing advice and direction as a working group on particular strategic state reform initiatives lead by the Department of Human Services.

Membership aims to include representatives from the following groups:

• Women with disability
• Parents and/or carers of children with disability
• Aboriginal peoples with disability
• People with disability from culturally and linguistically diverse communities
• People with significant intellectual disability or who have high levels of vulnerability due to disability
• People with disability who identify as LGBTIQA+
• People with disability who live in regional communities.

If you would like more information on the DEG or to express an interest in membership, please contact DHSDisabilityInclusion@sa.gov.au