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National arts and disability strategy
Where
Australia
Australia
When
2018
2018
Who
The australian government (represented by department of communications and the arts), state and territory governments, arts and cultural agencies.
The australian government (represented by department of communications and the arts), state and territory governments, arts and cultural agencies.
Description of the policy/measure
The strategy is captured under the national disability strategy 2010-2020, which provides the overarching policy framework for disability reform in australia.the national arts and disability strategy is a framework for jurisdictions to assess and improve existing activities, consider new opportunities and directions, and identify new partnerships and initiatives. the strategy has four priority areas for action. these are:access and participation – to address barriers as audience members and active participantsarts and cultural practice – to address barriers to professional practice as artists and arts workersaudience development – to develop and grow audiences for work by artists with disabilitystrategic development – strategies at policy level to improve coordination and collaboration across all levels of government, and empower people with disability to have a stronger voice in policy development and planning.each priority area includes a number of goals, which governments work towards through the meeting of cultural ministers (an annual meeting of the australian, state and territory cultural ministers).
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Transversal Priority(ies)
Results achieved
People with disability participate fully in the arts and cultural life of australiathe artistic aspirations and achievements of people with disability are a valued and visible part of australian culture.
Financial resources allocated to the policy
In 2018, the australian government and state and territory governments collectively committed a$250,000 to fund the roll out of artfinder national, an online portal with information about disability-inclusive arts activities, cultural institutions and events.the australian government has committed close to a$80,000 to support the expansion of a program called art + you, which supports people with disability and people experiencing mental illness to self-advocate for the inclusion of arts and cultural activities through the national disability insurance scheme (https://ndis.gov.au/index.html).
Evaluation of the policy/measure
Two evaluations have been undertaken. on 22 september 2017, the australian, state and territory cultural ministers endorsed the findings of the second evaluation of the outcomes under the strategy for the period 2013-15. broadly, the evaluation found that the cultural participation of people with disability has improved in australia. the final report is now available publicly at https://www.arts.gov.au/mcm/work-mcm/national-arts-and-disability-strategy.there were three recommendations arising from the review of the strategy, all of which were accepted by governments and which have begun to be implemented. the first recommendation was to develop an information hub for the arts and disability sector, which is beginning to be met by the rollout of artfinder national. the second recommendation was to facilitate greater linkages and collaboration between the australian government and state and territory arts agencies and national level disability support agencies such as the australian government department of social services and the national disability insurance agency. conversations about future opportunities to work together are ongoing. the third recommendation was to revisit and renew the strategy. the australian government is taking the lead to develop a revised strategy, in partnership with the state and territory governments and in consultation with sector stakeholders.