ACTION for People with Disability provides advocacy and support for people with disability and support for their families.
Their advocacy is based on the understanding that people with disability have the same rights as other citizens in being treated with respect, dignity and value in relation to their physical, emotional, educational and social well-being.
Learn more by visiting ACTION for People with Disability website.
Australian Centre for Disability Law promotes and protect the human and legal rights of people with disability and their supporters through legal advocacy.
Learn more by visiting the Australian Centre for Disability Law website.
The Deaf Society is one of Australia’s leading providers of specialist services for deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing people and their families. Thy offer support to make choices and take actions to change your life. Whether you want to improve relations with your family, find a job you enjoy, learn new skills like cooking, move out of home, develop your English or Auslan skills or any combination of the above – Deaf Society is there to support you to thrive.
Disability & Aged Information Service (DAISI) is a community based charity providing independent information, support and services to a diverse range of people across the Far North Coast of NSW and Gold Coast in Queensland. They work with people experiencing disadvantage, particularly those with disabilities people who are ageing, and their families and carers.
Learn more by visiting the Disability & Aged Information Service (DAISI) website.
Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS) is a free service for people with cognitive impairment across NSW. They provide help with legal problems, support persons at police stations and courts, advocacy, support to appeal decisions of the National Disability Insurance Agency, rights education for people with cognitive impairment, peer support and assistance for parents with intellectual disability at risk of losing care of their children
Learn more by visiting the Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS) website.
The Regional Disability Advocacy Service (RDAS) is a not-for-profit organisation that assists people with a disability living in the Oven Murray district of North East Victoria and the Murrumbidgee district of Southern NSW.
They provide free and independent advocacy and information to anyone with a disability, of any age to ensure equality of rights and increased integration into the community.
Learn more by visiting the Regional Disability Advocacy Service (RDAS) website.
