During December 2025 and January 2026, we asked for your ideas and feedback around what should be included in our Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) 2026-2030.

We spent time speaking to individuals, groups and organisations around our community to understand what the most important things are that council could do to improve the lives of people with disability.

There were a variety of different ways you could get involved and share your ideas and feedback. You can read about how we engaged with our community and what we heard, below.

We asked our community to share their ideas and experiences about what is important and valuable to them when talking about improving disability access and inclusion across the Adelaide Hills.

These questions included:

During the engagement period we undertook a range of face-to-face activities with our community members seeking their ideas and input to develop our draft DAIP 2026-2030.

These activities included:

As well as face to face opportunities, feedback could be provided via any of the below options:

We received the below forms of feedback during the engagement period:

Key themes:

• Improve footpath accessibility, especially in main streets and around schools.
• Involve lived experience through the life of the Plan (co-design, testing, feedback).
• Increase accessible parking.
• Support local businesses to improve accessibility.
• Share accessible features of Council facilities online.
• Introduce the Sunflower Lanyard to support accessible events and services.
• Embed universal design in planning and projects.
• Strengthen employment pathways and opportunities.
• Inclusive community attitude is as important as accessible infrastructure.

Key strengths:

• Strong community connection – people feel safe and connected.
• Inclusive libraries, community centres & Fabrik.
• Positive staff attitudes – warm, helpful & respectful.
• Good examples of accessible infrastructure – Fabrik, Bridgewater Nature Play, Mt Lofty lookout, Stirling library.
• Inclusive programs & events.
• Strong volunteering culture.
• Mobile library praised – reaching more isolated communities.
• Community willingness to co-design.
• Some inclusive local businesses.