The current national disability strategy (2010–2020) is coming to an end, and it is time to consider where to go from here as we envisage a new disability strategy for Australia. The national disability strategy is currently open for public feedback and has captured the attention of people with disabilities, their advocates and the disability service system. The Right to opportunity: Consultation report to help shape the next national disability strategy (hereafter, the consultation report) recognises the need to co-design the next disability strategy with people with disabilities (Department of Social Services, 2019) . This consultation process offers a unique opportunity to bring co-design, as a rights issue, to the fore. Building upon the recommendations in the consultation report (Department of Social Services, 2019) I provide three recommendations for co-designing in practice that can guide the development of the next national disability strategy. These recommendations include focusing on abilities, not disabilities; employing expertise; and the value and importance of creative practice. Co-designing the new national strategy will enable a society-level approach to create a culture of inclusion in Australia. This approach will support Australia’s obligations under the United Nations’ convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (United Nations, 2006).