I am pleased to present the National Archives of Australia Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2025–2030.

National Archives enables best practice information management by Australian Government entities, secures and preserves nationally significant Australian Government information and connects Australians to the national archival collection. Our work strengthens trust in democracy and improves government transparency and accountability by connecting Australians to government decisions and activities.

National Archives is committed to ensuring people with disability can fully participate in all we have to offer. To support this, we partnered with Accessible Arts to:

• understand the barriers that may stop people with disability from accessing our exhibitions, events and programs
• offer accessible services, experiences and content
• create a more accessible and inclusive workplace culture.

The 5-year plan provides practical and achievable actions that will improve access and inclusion for people with disability. The actions strengthen our focus and commitment to ensure the work we do and the services we provide include and represent audiences with disability.

Moving forward, key themes for the agency are:

• working better together to build awareness and support for access and inclusion
• continuing to securely manage our evolving collection to enhance discoverability
• fostering access and engagement through improved physical and digital resources, systems, and services.

This action plan enables accessible and inclusive practices across inter-agency collaboration, strategic decision-making, program development and design. It will also enhance user experiences with our collection, exhibitions, and programs, whether they are onsite, online or on tour

A sincere thank you to everyone who has contributed to the development of the plan. The feedback and insights provided during the consultation phase have been invaluable in developing the plan.

Simon Froude
Director-General
National Archives of Australia