Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031 Outcomes Framework: Second annual report

Baseline

A starting point that helps us find out if things are getting better over time. The baseline for the strategy is the data – or information – that were available when the Strategy began in December 2021.

Digital inclusion

Whether a person or group can access and confidently use online technology to improve their lives. See Be Connected | What is Digital Inclusion?

Conciliation

An informal way to resolve complaints. This could be by exchanging letters or emails, through telephone calls, or meeting in person. See Australian Human Rights Commission | Conciliation – how it works.

Confidence

The change is real and not a product of chance or some underlying uncertainty in the data. See also 'Importance'. See Appendix A: Methods | Measuring progress.

Disability

This can include an impairment of body structure or function (such as deformity of joints or reduced range of motion), a limitation in activities (such as mobility and communication), or a restriction in participation (such as work and social interactions).

First Nations people

'First Nations people' is the preferred term used by the AIHW when referring to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population groups.

Importance

Whether the size of the change in a measure is important. See also 'Confidence'. See Appendix A: Methods | Measuring progress.

jobactive

This was the Australian Government employment service which ran from July 2015 to June 2022. See https://www.dewr.gov.au/jobactive.

‘No change’ measure status

Measure with 2 or more data points, where the latest data similar to the baseline. See Appendix A: Methods | Methodology for reporting on the progress of measures over time.

‘Not enough data’ measure status

Measure with a single data point (usually the baseline). See Appendix A: Methods | Methodology for reporting on the progress of measures over time.

‘Progress’ measure status

Measure with 2 or more data points where the latest change since the baseline is in the direction that the Strategy wants. See Appendix A: Methods | Methodology for reporting on the progress of measures over time.

‘Regress’ measure status

Measure with 2 or more data points where the latest change since the baseline is not in the direction that the Strategy wants. See Appendix A: Methods | Methodology for reporting on the progress of measures over time.