What We Do | Research, Policy & Monitoring | - National Disability Authority

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The functions of the National Disability Authority (NDA) are set out in the Disability Act (2005) and the National Disability Authority Act (1999). Our work is guided by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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The main statutory functions of the NDA are: research and statistics; assisting in the development of standards; creating Codes of Practice; monitoring the implementation of disability related standards, Codes and strategies; and, promoting Universal Design.
Our team conducts research that informs our policy advice and guidance to Government on disability matters.
The NDA incorporates the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design, the only statutory Centre of its kind globally.
The NDA assists in the development and monitoring of standards and Codes of Practice.
At the NDA, we carry out our work in a variety of ways:
The Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (CEUD), part of the National Disability Authority, is dedicated to enabling the design of environments that can be accessed, understood and used regardless of a person's age, size, ability or disability.
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