The NSW Government has a consistent, contemporary definition of disability. Disability includes long-term physical, mental health, intellectual, neurological or sensory differences which, in interaction with various attitudinal and environmental barriers, may hinder full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.
The definition is based on the social model of disability, which recognises that people are disabled by physical and environmental barriers in society, such as buildings not having a ramp or accessible toilets, or by people’s attitudes, like assuming people with disability can’t do certain things.
The definition helps us recognise that it is these barriers that make life harder for people with disability and that removing these barriers creates equality and offers people with disability more independence, choice, and control.
Link: Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2024-2029 | NSW Government
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