National Disability Strategy 2010-2020 to build inclusive and accessible communities: submissions invited

The Senate Community Affairs References Committee is currently conducting an inquiry into
The delivery of outcomes under the National Disability Strategy 2010-2020 to build inclusive and accessible communities

(one of six priorities identified in the strategy)

The terms of reference are:

• the planning, design, management, and regulation of:
• the built and natural environment, including commercial premises, housing, public spaces and amenities,
• transport services and infrastructure, and
• communication and information systems, including Australian electronic media and the emerging Internet of things;
• potential barriers to progress or innovation and how these might be addressed;
• the impact of restricted access for people with disability on inclusion and participation in economic, cultural, social, civil and political life; and
• any other related matters.

Details of how to make a submission are here.

Submissions should be received by 17 March 2017. The reporting date is 13 September 2017.

• National Disability Strategy 2010 - 2020