Annual Report 2005 - The National Disability Authority

National Disability Authority
Strategic Priority One
Develop policies and practices that
promote the equal status of people
with disabilities
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The National Disability Strategy, announced in September 2004, formed a key focus
of the NDA’s work under this objective during 2005. In particular, the NDA published
detailed advice and recommendations in relation to the Sectoral Plans in February
2005. Throughout the year it worked with the six Departments involved in the
preparation of these plans.
Objective 1.1
To advise and inform the Minister for Justice
Equality and Law Reform on disability issues
Advice on Outline Sectoral Plans
Response to Outline Sectoral Plans of Government Departments under the Disability
Act 2005
In December 2005, the NDA published its formal Response to the Outline Sectoral
Plans. This publication also summarised the feedback received from the disability sector
at the Regional Briefings, held in May 2005. It can be accessed on the website at http://
www.nda.ie.
The NDA’s Response document consists of an analysis of key issues for all six
Departments, within a strategic framework approach, together with analysis and
recommendations in relation to the Outline Plans of individual Departments. The NDA
recommended that each Department’s Sectoral Plan should address the following
common issues, among others:
• How the mainstream services of each of the six Departments, and of the
agencies under their aegis, plan to provide for disabled people as part of their
normal remit (“mainstreaming”)
• How the Sectoral Plan on disability will be embedded in the Statement of
Strategy and the business plans of the Department’s units
• How the Plans will co-ordinate linked measures across departments
• Targets and timeframes for delivery
• Resources required to deliver these target actions
• Performance indicators
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