Advocacy Links
Australia Wide
- Australian Association for Families of Children with a Disability (AAFCD)
- AGOSCI
A group representing people with complex communication needs, as well as those who live, know or work with people with complex communication needs. - People with Disability Australia Inc
– a national peak disability rights and advocacy organization. - Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities Inc (ADEC)
- CAUS
– an advocacy and information service for those who have little or no speech.
States
ACT
NSW
- Ability Incorporated Advocacy Service
Advocates for and supports people with disabilities their families and carers. - Family Advocacy
An independent, community based social advocacy organization that works with families in which there is a child or an adult who has a developmental disability. - NSW Council for Intellectual Disability
(NSW CID) represents the rights and interests of people with intellectual disability in NSW – Provides an information service and resource centre providing information to people with intellectual disability, their families, carers, advocates and service providers. - NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre Inc
Established to help people use disability discrimination laws.
Queensland
- QADA
Queensland Aged and Disability Advocacy Inc – provides information, education, support and representation to enable people to understand and exercise their rights and their responsibilities. - QAI
Queensland Advocacy Incorporated -an independent, community-based systems advocacy and legal advocacy organisation for people with disability
Victoria
- Action for Community Living
A federally funded organization advocating empowerment, independence and life in the community for people with disabilities. - Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities Inc (ADEC)-
strives to empower people with a disability from non-English speaking backgrounds, their carers, and families to fully participate as members of the Victorian community - Association for Children with a Disability
- AMIDA
Action For More Independence & Dignity in Accommodation - Disability Discrimination Legal Service Inc (DDLS)
- Disability Rights Victoria
An advocacy organization directed by people with disability on behalf of adults with a disability. - STAR VICTORIA INC
An independent community organization that advocates on a statewide basis for the rights of people with an intellectual disability and their families. - Victorian Women with Disabilities
Advocates on behalf of women with disabilities, and provides support and information to assist advocacy work that addresses the needs of women with disabilities in Victoria. - Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service Villamanta is a free statewide legal service that works on disability related legal issues
- Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS)
Works alongside young people with disabilities between the ages of 12 and 25 to raise awareness of their rights and to support them to achieve what they want.
South Australia
- Disability Advocacy and Complaints Service of South Australia Inc.
Facilitates the airing and resolution of disability based grievances - MALSSA
Advocates for people who have disabilities and their family members and carers to speak up when they need to be helped.