Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (Q A I) is an independent, community-based systems and legal advocacy organisation for people with disability in Queensland, Australia.
ABOUT US QAI’s mission is to promote, protect and defend, through advocacy, the fundamental needs and rights and lives of the most vulnerable people with disability in Queensland. QAI is a specialist community legal service and disability advocacy organisation dedicated to the promotion, protection and defence of the fundamental needs
ABOUT US QAI’s mission is to promote, protect and defend, through advocacy, the fundamental needs and rights and lives of the most vulnerable people with disability in Queensland. QAI is a specialist community legal service and disability advocacy organisation dedicated to the promotion, protection and defence of the fundamental needs and
QAI made a submission to the Department of Social Service regarding their consultation paper on the NDS (National Disability Strategy) and NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) proposed Outcomes Frameworks. QAI agreed with the Department’s stated intention to focus on improving the implementation of both the Strategy and the NDIS,
Do you have disability? Are you currently in New South Wales, or have recently visited? Do you have concerns about coronavirus? Support is available to you. You can contact the Disability Information Helpline to talk about your concerns in relation to coronavirus (COVID-19), for example if: your support worker has
QAI has provided a submission to the Disability Royal Commission in response to the Issues Paper on the use of Restrictive Practices. QAI told the Commission that the use of Restrictive Practices infringes the fundamental human rights of people with disability. Despite being cited as necessary to ensure safety, Restrictive Practices
Speaking Up for You (SUFY) is an individual advocacy organisation and long term ally to QAI. The people at the heart of SUFY’s beginnings have been connected with the advocacy movement in Queensland for three decades. Dianne Toohey, is a woman of substance who dedicated herself to improving the lives
It all begins with education Realising inclusive education in Australia and the roadmap to change UPDATE 7/01/2021 The video of this event is now available to watch on UN Web TV. Watch full event here Australia’s side event at the United Nations 13th Session of the Conference of State Parties
QAI has campaigned for the closure of institutional and congregate care arrangements since our inception in 1988, and have worked collaboratively with people with disability, family members, other advocacy groups and allies to successfully close down a number of such places. We need to support people to live in the
Violence, abuse and neglect against people with disability in institutional and residential settings, including the gender and age related dimensions, and the particular situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability, and culturally and linguistically diverse people with disability Read the submission here15.05.14 Submission to Senate Community
Key reforms to Queensland’s guardianship laws take effect on Monday 30th November 2020. They strengthen the protection afforded to Queenslanders with impaired decision-making capacity. To help explain these important reforms, QAI has created a factsheet outlining the main changes. Click here to read our factsheet and learn more