One in five Queenslanders has a disability of some kind, and disability touches the lives of most Queenslanders in some way – through the experiences we have with friends and family, at school, in the workplace and in the community.
Disability Action Week encourages positive attitudes towards people with a disability and promotes improved access to the wider community.
The Queensland Government is committed to ensuring our community is safe, welcoming and inclusive of people with a disability, their families and carers. This includes providing equal access to housing, health services, education and work, sport and recreation, the arts and cultural activities.
Everybody has a role in creating a truly welcoming and inclusive community, from businesses and government to community organisations and individuals. Disability Action Week is your opportunity to come together as a community to achieve this vision.
Each year the department supports community groups and organisations across Queensland to celebrate Disability Action Week by staging their own events. In 2011, more than 90 community events were registered on the Disability Action Week website.
In 2012 Disability Action Week will be celebrated from 9 to 15 September. It will be held from 8 to 14 September in 2013 and from 14 to 20 September in 2014.
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