Inclusion and Accessibility Fund: Australia's Disability Strategy (ADS): Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA)

Overview

The Australian Government is inviting the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) via a restricted process to apply to deliver services under the Inclusion and Accessibility Fund: Australia’s Disability Strategy from 2024-25 to 2027-28.  The purpose of the grant is to fund ACOLA to pilot, apply and embed key findings from the Enhancing Disability Responsiveness of Professionals report with 3 key professional workforces through continuing professional development/education around disability responsiveness. The objectives of the grant opportunity are to: develop a pilot resulting in Occupational Training Toolkits and a 3-5 Year Roadmap with integrated Sector Plans for the Higher Education and VET Sector to support the implementation of disability responsiveness into education and training to uplift professionals working with people with disability.  use the principles outlined in the Good Practice Guide and Education and Analysis Tool developed in the 2021 report as an initial starting point to develop, deliver and test/implement evidence-based Occupational Training Toolkits across three different sectors as a pilot project for possible further ‘scaled up’ implementation to further professions.  increase knowledge of disability through the transformation of education, training and development programs to embed disability responsiveness. to increase involvement of people with disability in key industry professions.