SDA

Specialist Disability Accommodation

What is Specialist Disability Accommodation?

Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) refers to accommodation for people who require specialist housing solutions, including to assist with the delivery of supports that cater to their extreme functional impairment or very high support needs.

housing designed specifically for people.

f you are a person living with disability and you have very high support needs, you may need to live in a specially designed home.

For example, you may need wider doorways to fit a wheelchair or mobility scooter, or a reinforced ceiling to support a hoist. You may require assistive tech so that you can open the front door with a touch of a button.

What is included in SDA?

Funding in your plan will include a design category and building type.
There are four SDA design categories. You can read the full definitions here, or read the simplified definitions below:
1. Improved liveability: housing with better physical access, including features for people with sensory, intellectual or cognitive challenges
2. Fully accessible: housing with a high level of physical access for people with physical and mobility challenges
3. Robust: housing that is strong and durable and safe for you and others
4. High physical support: housing with a high level of physical access for people with high-level support needs, e.g. ceiling hoist

SDA market insights

Knowing where Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) is required, what people’s needs and preferences are and insights into new SDA being built allow investors, SDA developers and housing providers to plan with confidence. This report is the result of a collaboration between SGS Economics, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute and the Summer Foundation.