The National Disability Data Asset Council is a group of people who make sure the Data Asset is being used in the right way.

In this document, we call this group the Council.

The Council held a meeting on 19 August 2024.

During the meeting, the Council talked about the work they will finish by the end of 2025.

They also agreed that their first yearly report will cover 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

The Council is thinking about which disability indicators the Data Asset should include.

Disability indicators are types of information about disability in the Data Asset.

An example of a disability indicator is how many people have a disability.

Another example of a disability indicator is what types of disabilities people have.

It is important to have disability indicators that will give researchers information they can use.

The Council is working with a group called the Disability Indicators Panel to decide which disability indicators they should include.

The Disability Indicators Panel:

• includes people with disability
• gives advice about disability indicators.

During the meeting, the Council agreed to give the Disability Indicators Panel more time to do their work.

The Disability Indicators Panel will now run until February 2025.

During the meeting, the Council agreed to continue to work with the community in 2024.

They will support the disability community to:

• share how they want the Data Asset to be used

• learn about the Data Asset, including how information is kept safe.

Research projects must share findings from their research in accessible formats.

For example, in Easy Read.

When information is accessible, it is easy to:

• find and use
• understand.

During the meeting, the Council agreed on which accessible formats researchers need to use.

The Council agreed to meet again to talk about future plans for the Data Asset.

The Council will hold their next meeting in November 2024.