The National Arts and Disability Strategy is an opportunity for the Australian Government and state and territory governments to make a national commitment on arts and disability issues.

It will help bring together programs and initiatives across the arts, health, disability and community services, ageing, education, employment, Indigenous affairs and infrastructure portfolios.

The strategy is also an opportunity to highlight best practice in the arts and disability field and to share stories of your experiences and what works well.

The strategy will be one of several cross-government activities designed to address social exclusion and remove barriers to full and active citizenship.

The strategy will work alongside other related initiatives. It will be designed to complement other national strategies that are being developed: the National Disability Strategy and the National Mental Health and Disability Employment Strategy. It will also link with the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability  Agreement, and state/territory legislation, strategies or plans such as Victoria’s Disability Act 2006, New South Wales’ Disability Services Act 1993 and Western Australia’s Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2007–2011.

http://www.cmc.gov.au/publications/GI941_ARTS_DISABILITY_WEB_2.pdf