Almost 700 people and organisations participated in the first phase of the consultation to renew the National Arts and Disability Strategy. This report discusses the key results from the consultation and will be used to inform the next strategy.

This discussion paper asks questions about how people with disability practise as professional artists, express themselves through creative participation, and connect with the arts as audience members, and was used to guide the Australian Government's disability strategy.

This evaluation report argues that there is a need to refresh the National Arts and Disability Strategy, to reflect the impact of and opportunities presented by the NDIS.

This strategy sets out a vision for improving access and participation in the artistic and cultural activities for people with disabilities.

Since the release of the Building a Creative Innovation Economy report in February 2008 jurisdictions have indicated that overall priorities identified in the original report remain: