ADVOCACY & HUMAN RIGHTS Resource Description Website

Resources/dsa.org.au

Advocacy and Information for people with a disability, their families and carers as www.adhc.nsw.gov.au Information Services well as to the broader community about access to the community, NSW Government disability supports and equipment, and promoting the development of community awareness.

Advocacy Tasmania Tasmania based community organisation providing free and www.advocacytasmania.org.au independent advocacy services for people with a disability, older people, people with mental illness and people who use alcohol and other drugs.

Australian Centre for Promoting and protecting the human and legal rights of people www.disabilitylaw.org.au Disability Law with disability and their supporters through legal advocacy.

Complaints, Resolution Helping people using Australian Government-funded disability www.jobaccess.gov.au/complaints/crrs and Referral Service employment and advocacy services to resolve complaints. Disability Advocacy Key provider of community-based advocacy services within the www.das.org.au Alice Springs NT municipalities of Alice Springs, Amoonguna and Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, offering free, confidential advocacy service to persons and families with a disability, and supporting and empowering clients to exercise their own rights in accordance with the NT Disability Advocacy Standards.

Disability Advocacy and Information and advocacy support to individuals, families, carers www.dacssa.org.au Complaints Service SA and communities in South Australia.

© Disability Services Australia Information updated as of January 2020 1 Resources/dsa.org.au Disability Advocacy Network of organisations Australia-wide that undertakes or www.dana.org.au Network Australia provides individual advocacy, systemic advocacy, self advocacy, (DANA) citizen advocacy, legal advocacy or family advocacy for people with disability to become valued and included members of the community, with their fundamental needs met and their human rights respected. Women with Disabilities Transnational human rights and systemic advocacy organisation www.wwda.org.au Australia (WWDA) run by and for women with disability.

Family Advocacy Independent, impartial advocacy organisation supporting families www.family-advocacy.com (NSW) Services across New South Wales to promote and defend the rights and interests of people with developmental disability.

AbSec Supporting Aboriginal people with Disability www.absec.org.au

AIHW Disability support for Indigenous Australians www.aihw.gov.au

The Multicultural Peak body in New South Wales providing advocacy for people www.mdaa.org.au Disability Advocacy from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) and non-English Association of NSW speaking (NES) backgrounds with disability, their families and (MDAA) carers.

People with Disability National disability rights and advocacy organisation with a cross- www.pwd.org.au Australia Incorporated disability focus, representing the interests of people with disability. (PWD)

The National Disability Free service for reporting the abuse & neglect of people with a 1800 880 052 Abuse and Neglect disability. Hotline

© Disability Services Australia Information updated as of January 2020 2 Resources/dsa.org.au The National Ethnic Advocating federally for the human rights of people with disability, www.neda.org.au Disability Alliance and their families, from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) (NEDA) and non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB), on wide-ranging disability & multicultural policy issues.

Australian Federation of Peak organisation in the disability sector representing people with www.afdo.org.au Disability Organisations lived experience of disability, working to develop a community (AFDO) where people with disability can participate in all aspects of social, economic, political and cultural life.

Self Advocacy Sydney Providing a free service and a place where people with intellectual www.sasinc.com.au Inc disabilities go to meet, organise, work and train others on how to improve their quality of life, become empowered, make their own decisions, speak up for themselves, take control of their own lives, create awareness about disability issues and achieve maximum independence.

Side by Side Advocacy Promoting and upholding the rights, needs and interests of people www.sidebyside.org.au Inc. with intellectual disability through citizen and individual advocacy.

The First Peoples National organisation of and for Australia’s First Peoples with www.fpdn.org.au Disability Network disability, their families and communities, proactively engaging to Australia (FPDN) advocate for the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability in Australia and internationally.

Queenslanders with Statewide organisation providing information, feedback and views www.qdn.org.au Disability Network from a consumer perspective to inform systemic policy feedback to Government and peak bodies; and offering information and referral support to people with disability.

© Disability Services Australia Information updated as of January 2020 3 Resources/dsa.org.au Spot on DD Group of passionate Speech Pathologists, Physiotherapists and www.spotondd.org.au Occupational Therapists aiming to promote continuing professional development, support and education on best practice, and building networks for those working to support people with disabilities.

Illawarra Advocacy Providing free independent advocacy to people with disability www.illawarraadvocacy.org.au residing in the NSW region of Illawarra and Shoalhaven, to facilitate the equal and just application of rights and responsibilities.

Blind Citizens Australia A national representative organisation of people who are blind or www.bca.org.au vision impaired with a mission to achieve equity and equality by empowerment, by promoting positive community attitudes, and by striving for high quality and accessible services which meet needs.

IDRS Free service for people with cognitive impairment across NSW. www.idrs.org.au Disability advocacy service and a community legal centre working alongside people with disability to promote and protect their rights.