Approximately one hundred thousand people living in Gold Coast City have a disability.

Gold Coast City Council provides facilities and services to assist people with disabilities such as library services and a Council Cab Service. Council also supports a range of initiatives in partnership with community groups and other levels of government as well as advocating for people with disabilities in relation to better access to facilities, services and information.

Council's disability programs include:

• Disability access audits
• Gold Coast Access online directory
• Council cab service
• Disability coalition
• Disability taskforce

Council's specific disability projects currently include:

• Beach access points and platforms
• Gold Coast Queenslanders with Disability Network
• Kurrawa All Abilities Playground
• Northern Growth Corridor Disability Planning Project

Council develops and provides a range of disability information including:

•  Public transport
• Community directories
• Grants and funding
• Events
• Useful links