About the National Disability Data Asset

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The National Disability Data Asset is a new way to connect data about people with disability.

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In this document we call it ‘the Data Asset’.

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When we talk about data, we mean:

  • facts
  • information
  • records.

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The Data Asset will collect data about all Australians from different parts of the government.

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It will help us better understand the experiences of people with disability.

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It will also give us more information about programs and services that people use.

For example, health care services.