Evaluation of the Commonwealth Disability Strategy 

Table of Contents

• Exective Summary
• Introduction
• Methodology
• Approaches to disability policy in other countries
• Findings: Progress achieved
• Findings: Issues affecting progress
• Future directions
• Appendices
  • Appendix 1: The Commonwealth Disability Strategy Performance Reporting Framework
  • Appendix 2: Organisations consulted
  • Appendix 3: Australian Government organisations which provided input to the Commonwealth Disability Strategy evaluation by attending workshops
  • Appendix 4: Organisations providing written submissions to the evaluation
  • Appendix 5: Refer to the attachment
  • Appendix 6: Evaluation workshop questions
  • Appendix 7: Stakeholder interview questions
  • Appendix 8: Employee case studies
  • Appendix 9: Background data
  • Appendix 10: Performance indicators in the Canadian annual performance report
  • Appendix 11: References

Acknowledgments

The evaluation team is appreciative of the efforts of present and former staff of the Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA) who facilitated various aspects of the evaluation. We appreciated the advice of the evaluation reference group members, including Mr Ben Wallace, Ms Maryanne Diamond, Ms Kath McDermott, and Ms Robyn Shannon. Feedback was welcomed and received in an open and frank manner in which representatives of peak bodies provided information to the evaluation team. Similarly, we have appreciated the participation and support of a wide range of people inside and outside the Australian Public Service who responded to our surveys, calls for submissions, and attended workshops. Our thanks also go to the Australian Association of the Deaf, who provided access to their TTY facilities.

• Dr Robert Carbines
• Dr Tim Wyatt
• Ms Leone Robb
• Mr John Watt Erebus International