Value and respect for people with disability
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For many people with disability, it is not simply having an impairment or impairments that is disabling, but rather the interaction of impairment(s) with barriers to participation in society (CRE-DH 2021).
Improved community awareness and understanding of disability will increase inclusion and accessibility for people with disability so that people with disability achieve the same outcomes as people without disability (Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031).
Feel valued and respected
As part of Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us, people with disability were asked “In general, how often do you feel valued and respected in your community?”.
The desired key community attitude outcome for this measure is that more people with disability feel respected and valued by their community.
Community attitude measure: Proportion of people with disability who report feeling valued and respected in their community
Desired outcome: Increase in the proportion
Data source: Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us 2022
Latest results: 2022 (Baseline)
- In 2022, 54% of people with disability aged 18 and over felt valued and respected by their community.
- There was some variation by age group for this measure. A higher proportion of people with disability aged 65 years and over reported feeling valued and respected in their community (69%) compared to people with disability aged 25–44 (42%).
Things to consider when interpreting results:
- Responses to this question were limited to people with disability who also self-identified as having disability or a long-term health condition.
Figure 8.4: Proportion of people with disability who report feeling valued and respected in their community, by age group, 2022
The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 18 and over) who felt valued and respected in their community, grouped by age. In 2022, 69% of people with disability aged 65 and over felt valued and respected in their community, as did 42% of people with disability aged 25–44.
| Age group | Proportion (%) | 95% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 18–24 | 54% | (47.1%–61.2%) |
| 25–44 | 42% | (37.9%–45.5%) |
| 45–64 | 50% | (46.9%–53.0%) |
| 65 and over | 69% | (66.5%–71.3%) |
| All ages | 54% | (52.4%–56.0%) |
Notes:
- Restricted to people aged 18 and over who have disability and have self-identified as having disability.
- The measure was calculated as the number of people who answered "Always" or "Often" to "In general, how often do you feel valued and respected in your community?", divided by the number of people who responded to "In general, how often do you feel valued and respected in your community?". People who were not sure or did not provide a response were excluded from the calculation.
- With disability includes those with disability or restrictive long-term health condition.
Source: DSS (Department of Social Services) 2023. Australia's Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us 2022, DSS, DSS and AIHW analysis of unit record data, accessed 24 July 2023.
Source:
Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us
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Data source overview
For figure notes, see Appendix C: Figure notes and sources.
For the latest data and breakdowns of the data, see Australia’s Disability Strategy Outcomes Framework | Feel valued and respected
Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031 (2021), Department of Social Services, Australian Government, accessed 13 September 2023.
Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health (CRE-DH) (2021) Community Attitudes towards People with Disability – National Survey Results, CRE-DH website, accessed 18 September 2023.
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