Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (Q A I) is an independent, community-based systems and legal advocacy organisation for people with disability in Queensland, Australia.
QAI made an extensive submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme regarding the new Inquiry into the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission at the end of July 2020. QAI made 12 key recommendations which you can read in full with the rest of the submission
QAI’s Deputy Director and Principal Solicitor, Emma Phillips, and Education Advocate, Nikki Parker will be presenting a workshop in Community Resource Unit’s (CRU’s) upcoming workshop series Families for Inclusive Education. The workshop will be on using the Human Rights Act to protect the rights of students with disabilities in Queensland. Date: Wednesday
Our newsletter for August 2020 includes updates from the month on our latest systemic work around the NDIS, including COVID-19 restrictions, our upcoming webinar on alternatives to SIL arrangements for NDIS participants and a snapshot of our NDIS Appeals Support Program. Click the button below to view the newsletter. Read the full
Our newsletter for July 2020 includes updates from the month, with the release of our latest Human Rights resource, an easy-ready guide to the Qld Human Rights Act, the launch of a new Mental Health online resource, MHLaw Qld and a snapshot of our Mental Health Legal Service. Click the button below
Our newsletter for June 2020 includes updates from the month on our funding, what the first 6 months of the Qld Human Rights Act has seen, our latest systemic work and a snapshot of our Education Advocacy Service. Click the button below to view the newsletter. Read the full newsletter here
Join us for a conversation about how NDIS support coordinators can support people with disability to live a good life! About this Event Are you providing support coordination to someone who is a participant of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and requires a high level of support? Have you
This booklet is an easy English guide to the new Queensland human rights legislation, which came into effect on 1 January 2020. The booklet covers what human rights are, what human rights are protected by the Act, who has human rights, who has to respect human rights, how human rights
The NDIA have announced the creation of the Participant First Initiative. They want to work with NDIS participants, their nominees, their carers or people with disability who are not NDIS participants to help shape and reform the NDIS. There are three levels of engagement available depending on how involved you
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) “has joined over 20 major organisations in the disability community in calling on the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to make public the details of appeal cases it is settling with scheme participants, to promote transparency, accountability, and an overall fairer system.” You can read
QAI has made a submission on the Disability Services and Other Legislation (Worker Screening) Amendment Bill 2020 (QLD) to the Committee Secretary of the Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee. Below are the Recommendations QAI made to the Committee. You can read the full submission