Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (Q A I) is an independent, community-based systems and legal advocacy organisation for people with disability in Queensland, Australia.
From the Director of QAI While our communities and in particular people with disability struggle with the Covid19 world, I want to give you all a little insight into the people who work at QAI. It is time to pay homage to a group of truly magnificent people who
19 May 2020 Leading disability advocacy organisation and community legal centre Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (QAI) has welcomed the allocation of further funding by the Queensland Attorney- General, Yvette D’Ath, to support QAI to continue its vital work. “In continuing to maintain QAI’s core services funding, the Government has recognised the
The Queensland Human Rights Commission has relaunched its Indigenous Graduate Program! Applications are now open again after the launch was put on hold due to COVID-19 back in March. There are three positions available: a law graduate position in Brisbane, and two positions for graduates in any discipline, one
In April QAI made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Workforce Inquiry. Below is an excerpt from the submission with our key recommendations. You can read the full submission here. QAI’s Recommendations Abolishment of Supported Independent Living (SIL) from plans. SIL
Emma Phillips, QAI’s Deputy Director and Principal Solicitor has written an opinion piece for the Australian Lawyers Alliance on how the Queensland Human Rights Act 2019 (the Act), which commenced on January 1 this year, can assist people with disability. The article goes through the individual human rights protected in
You can find our Quarterly Update newsletter from April 2020 here. Check it out for details on our concerns for people with disability during the COVID-19 public health crisis, new services & new staff!
QAI is one of over 200 organisations which have co-authored and endorsed the Australian Human Rights Scorecard, which was published today by the Human Rights Law Centre, Kingsford Legal Centre and Caxton Legal Centre. The report was prepared ahead of a United Nations Human Rights Council review of Australia,
The Queensland Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee has released their findings and recommendations on voluntary assisted dying. You can read the full report here and the submission QAI made to the Inquiry in April 2019 here. This is a short excerpt from the report: This
Updates: On 14 April the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission sent a letter and a factsheet on restrictive practices in response to our letters. You can view their response here, and the fact sheet here. ______________________ On 27 March 2020 QAI sent a follow up letter on the below, adding several
QAI Management and Staff are, like everyone, trying to do our best to understand and respond to the best of our abilities to the unique risks presented by COVID-19. We are a creative and dynamic organisation and prioritise our commitment to support, defend, protect and promote the needs, rights