Australia
Many people with disability are able to live independently and participate in society without assistance, or with the help of informal carers. However, others require formal specialist disability services to study, work, interact with the community or carry out everyday activities. This bulletin presents data collected in the Disability Services National Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS) on the number and types of disability support services provided under the National Disability Agreement (NDA), including community support (received
by 43% of service users), employment (42%), community access (20%), accommodation support (13%) and respite (12%). This information is important as the disability policy and service delivery environment continues to evolve, for example, with the introduction of DisabilityCare Australia (formerly the National Disability Insurance Scheme).