Department for Education Disability Access and Inclusion Plan

We want your feedback to ensure our draft Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2026-2030 reflects the needs, priorities, and ideas of people with disability, their families, and the community.

What's being decided?

We’re engaging with the community to make sure our draft Disability Access and Inclusion Plan reflects real experiences and priorities. Your input will help us identify gaps, strengthen actions, and ensure the plan supports meaningful inclusion for people with disability. All feedback will be reviewed to refine the final plan before it’s published.

Background

This draft Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) has been developed to support inclusive and accessible outcomes for people with disability across our system. This includes students in South Australia’s public education system, and the staff who work for the Department for Education across our range of services and workplaces. It is aligned with South Australia’s State Disability Inclusion Plan 2025-2029 (State Plan), ensuring a consistent, whole‑of‑government approach to improving access and inclusion across the state.

The State Plan was shaped through extensive statewide consultation, involving people with disability, carers, families, advocacy organisations, Aboriginal communities, service providers, and government partners. Engagement activities included surveys, public forums, targeted workshops, and stakeholder discussions, capturing lived experience and priority areas identified by the community. This consultation provided a strong foundation for the development of this draft DAIP and informed the domains, priority areas and actions.

The DAIP also aligns with broader national and international frameworks, including Australia’s Disability Strategy (2021-2031) and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). These frameworks support a rights‑based approach that promotes participation, recognises diversity, and works to remove barriers for people with disability.

Get involved

Step 1: Read the draft

Start by reading the draft Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2026-2030 to understand what is proposed and what we are seeking feedback on.

Step 2: Share your feedback

Once you’ve reviewed the draft, complete the online survey to tell us what you think and help shape the final plan.

You can also:

• Ask a question through this engagement platform
• Post written feedback to: Workforce Strategy, Department for Education, GPO Box 1152, Adelaide SA 5001
• Email your feedback to: education.daip@sa.gov.au
• Request a phone call by emailing: education.daip@sa.gov.au

What are the next steps?

We will consider your feedback to finalise the Department for Education’s draft Disability Access and inclusion Plan 2026-2030. The final Plan will be published on the Department for Education’s website.