What is the National Disability Data Asset?

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

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When we talk about data, we mean:

facts
information
records.

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In this summary we call it the data asset.

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The data asset will get the data 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.

Who will the data asset support?

A large group of people.

The data asset will be good for:

people with disability
their families and carers.

It will improve the way people with disability:

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receive services

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take part in the community.

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The data asset will also help governments choose what services to spend money on.

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And it will help them choose services that provide the best support for people with disability.

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The data asset will also help researchers.

Researchers can use the data asset to understand the experiences of people with disability.

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And they can share evidence from the data asset about what works best.

Evidence is proof something is true.