Evaluation can be a useful tool to share stories about how people feel. It can also share stories about how different policies and programs affect people’s lives. This toolkit supports the 1 in 5 Australians who identify as having a disability by helping to make sure their voices are heard and respected. It is designed to support people with disability to be confident to engage in evaluations and ensure evaluations are accessible and inclusive.
The toolkit explains what an evaluation is and how people with disability can get involved. For the people who plan and run evaluations, it gives advice on how to make evaluation accessible and inclusive.
The Toolkit is divided into 3 parts.
- Getting involved in evaluation as a person with disability.
- For evaluators and evaluation commissioners.
- Fact sheets, resources and checklists.
The Toolkit is part of Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031, which aims to build a more inclusive and accessible Australia and was created in consultation with people with disability, representative organisations, governments and people with experience in evaluation. It talks about why people with disability need to be involved in evaluation activities and aims to help anyone commissioning, funding or conducting an evaluation to remove barriers to equal participation, support the vision of the Australian Disability Strategy and uphold the rights of people with disability.
