Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (Q A I) is an independent, community-based systems and legal advocacy organisation for people with disability in Queensland, Australia.
QAI has released a Position Paper on Supported Independent Living (SIL) arrangements. The below Position Statement is an extract from the paper. You can read the full document here. Position Statement The following position statement is based on the values, beliefs and aspirations that Australians with disability can
Emma Phillips, QAI’s Deputy director and Principal Solicitor, gave a presentation on February 7th to the Australian Lawyer’s Alliance called “Righting inhuman wrongs – How the new Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) can assist clients with disability and mental illness”. You can view the slides from Emma’s presentation here.
See Emma Phillips, QAI senior lawyer and systems advocate, speak at the 12th Session of the Conference of State Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disability. First presentation – at the Civil Society Forum about the rights of children with disability UN Web TV @26.00min
A Human Rights Act: What it is and why we need one in Queensland
QAI position statement on the Forensic Disability Service