The government has established a number of overarching initiatives in response to the strategy. These initiatives also appear on the work templates of agencies that have the lead roles in implementing them.

A review has been undertaken to identify issues affecting equity of access to, and coherence of, services and support for people with disabilities. This review was initiated by government at the time of the launch of the New Zealand Disability Strategy. It was led by the Ministry of Social Policy, and included input from relevant government agencies and key players in the disability sector. The government has now asked the Ministry of Social Development to lead work to address the identified issues.

All Cabinet papers, and policy development, are now required to reflect a disability perspective, where appropriate.

The Ministry of Health is currently responsible for the development and coordination of the strategy. Further work to determine the appropriate mechanism and agency to oversee ongoing implementation and monitoring of the strategy is under way.