What the Council talked about

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The National Disability Data Asset Council makes sure people are using the Data Asset in the right way.

In this document we call this group the Council.

2 calendars. One of them says 19 February 2024 and the other says 12 April 2024.

The Council held 2 meetings on:

  • 19 February 2024

and

  • 12 April 2024.

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During these meetings, the Council agreed on how they will do their work.

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They also approved the Charter.

The Charter is a document about how the government will work with the disability community to:

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  • manage the Data Asset

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  • protect information about people with disability.

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The Council spoke about the Disability Indicators Panel.

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A panel is a group of people that talk about important ideas.

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The Council agreed that the Disability Indicators Panel will:

  • include people with disability
  • provide advice about how people should use the information about people with disability.

The Council also agreed on:

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  • what work the Disability Indicators Panel should do

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  • who will be on the Disability Indicators Panel.

A calendar saying 30 April 2024.

The Disability Indicators Panel had their first meeting on 30 April 2024.

The Council agreed that the Data Asset will use the words that the United Nations uses to talk about:

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  • people with disability

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  • organisations that support people with disability.

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The United Nations is an organisation where countries come together to:

  • discuss world issues
  • fix world issues.