Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (Q A I) is an independent, community-based systems and legal advocacy organisation for people with disability in Queensland, Australia.
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
Last month, the Department of Social Services commenced the second phase of consultations seeking feedback on a Position Paper to develop a new National Disability Strategy. QAI made several recommendations: QAI recommends: 1. The addition of the word ‘all’ before ‘people with disability’ in the proposed vision for the Strategy,
15 October 2020 For immediate release QAI and its allies in the disability sector have today raised grave concern over the proposed introduction of Independent Assessments in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) from early 2021. QAI has written an open letter to the NDIS Minister, The Hon Stuart Robert
13 October 2020 QAI stands with Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPOA) and urges the government to pass legislation to protect the confidentiality of submissions made to the Disability Royal Commission. This week, QAI gave evidence at the Disability Royal Commission’s public hearing into education. It was a timely reminder that
HURRY NOW! Register for this online forum to raise the issues impacting people with disability and to promote possibilities with political contenders for this year’s state election. Register now to listen, ask the candidates questions and be informed to make your election decisions! QDN have capacity to hold 500 attendees
QAI provided a submission to the Department of Education, Skills and Employment’s 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education. Drawing upon our extensive experience of working with families who have children with disability in the education setting, we highlighted a lack of awareness of the Standards and inconsistent
6 October 2020 QAI is excited to announce it has been declared a ‘public entity’ for the purpose of the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) (HRA)! The passage of the HRA in Queensland was a significant milestone for this state and this nation. It is the first time this state has had dedicated legislation to protect the human rights of all Queenslanders. Queensland is the first