Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (Q A I) is an independent, community-based systems and legal advocacy organisation for people with disability in Queensland, Australia.
Organisational context: Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (QAI) is an independent, community-based systems and legal advocacy organisation for people with disability. QAI’s mission is to promote, protect and defend, through advocacy, the fundamental needs, rights and lives of the most vulnerable people with disability in Queensland. The organisation does this by engaging in
QAI made a submission to the National Disability Insurance Agency on Access and Eligibility Policy with Independent Assessments and Planning Policy for Personalised Budgets and Plan Flexibility. Our recommendations were: Independent assessments should be introduced as an option for prospective participants who do not have the financial resources to obtain
QAI made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS regarding the Inquiry into Independent Assessments. Our key recommendations were: Independent assessments should be introduced as an option for prospective participants who do not have the financial resources to obtain a functional capacity assessment. Prospective participants should be
Nundah Scams Awareness Group (NSAG) is a community action group of people with disability who have come together to support the community on how to stay safe from scams. NSAG was awarded a grant through the NDIS to hold community education sessions to inform and educate people with disability
QAI systems advocates Sophie Wiggans and Chris Coombes presented at the Queensland Productivity Commission (QPC) earlier this week. The QPC is currently completing an inquiry into the operation of the NDIS market in Queensland. Sophie and Chris raised concern about the lack of accountability of many NDIS service
Please sign this petition to make accessible housing available for all Australians! The Building Better Homes campaign is fighting to make accessibility standards mandatory for all new residential homes. We know the campaign will be strongly opposed by many vested interests across the building industry – that’s why we need your
QAI respectfully acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples and the Owners/Custodians of the land on which we work and live. We recognise the important role they have within community and country and pay our respects to the Elders of this land past, present and future.
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,