A new engagement and co-design strategy will ensure the voices of Queenslanders with disabilities and the disability community are at the heart of significant disability reforms, leading to innovative solutions and improved outcomes.
Disability Minister Charis Mullen has released the Queensland Disability Stakeholder Engagement and Co-design Strategy.
Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) will receive $4 million over four years to lead the implementation of the strategy to ensure people with disabilities and the disability community are engaged at all stages of statewide reforms.
The initiative will guide how Queenslanders with disabilities and the disability sector are involved in the design, testing, transition and implementation of the Queensland Disability Reform Framework and the Queensland Government’s response to the Disability Royal Commission.
Developed by QDN, in consultation with people with disabilities and the disability sector, the strategy includes establishing a Disability Engagement and Co-design Hub to support meaningful engagement and capacity building activities for individuals, the sector and government agencies.
A new advisory stakeholder committee will also be established, drawing on lived experiences of people with disabilities, advocates, services providers and peak bodies to monitor the strategy and provide expert advice to government.
Local leaders and will also be employed to lead place-based activities across the state to identify local issues, which will assist in the development of policies and reforms.
The strategy will complement peak funding arrangements in Queensland and leverage the significant role peak bodies have in representing the views of people with disability, the sector and community and in identifying systemic priorities and providing advice and guidance to shape reform processes.
