Family Advocacy

Anti Discrimination Board of NSW
The Anti-Discrimination Board was set up in 1977 to administer the Anti-Discrimination Act.

Citizen Advocacy
An informal association of individuals and organisations which support and promote the practice of Citizen Advocacy in Australia. The site provides detail about how Citizen Advocacy operates, and examples of advocate action by citizen advocates.

Community Resource Unit
CRU is a non-profit community organisation supporting leadership development and authentic positive change. They aim to challenge ideas and practices which limit the lives of people with disabilities.

Disability Complaints Service
Is a free service to help people with a disability who wish to make a complaint about their rights being infringed.

Disability Council of NSW
The official advisory body to the State Government on disability matters.

Disability Discrimination Legal Centre (DDLC)
A NSW community legal centre that provides accurate and easy to comprehend advice to people with disability in NSW who want to make a complaint of disability discrimination.

Disability Information & Communication Exchange
The National Council on Intellectual Disability (NCID) is the national association representing people with intellectual disability and their families in Australia.

Foundations Forum
Foundations Forum is a NSW association that promotes values-based learning and community leadership.

In Control Australia
In Control Australia is a group of individuals and organisations who aim to bring about systemic policy change in Australia to enable individuals with disability and their families to self manage their support.

Include Pty Ltd
The focus of this organisation is to provide teaching and support to ensure that people can be included even when they have very high support needs.

Independent Living Centre of NSW
The Centre displays a comprehensive range of products and equipment to assist with daily living activities.

Intellectual Disability Rights Service
The Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS) is a community legal centre in New South Wales. They provide legal advice and information for people within NSW with an intellectual disability.

Jackson West
A young man with disability who lives in Canberra, Australia. This is his website and it demonstrates Jackson's full inclusion in the community.

Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association
The Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW (MDAA) is the peak body for people from a non-English speaking background (NESB) with disability and their families and carers in NSW.

NSW Council for Intellectual Disability
The NSW Council for Intellectual Disability (NSW CID) is the peak organisation in NSW representing the rights and interests of people with intellectual disability.

NSW Council of Social Service
The Council of Social Service of New South Wales (NCOSS) is the peak body for the social and community services sector in New South Wales.

NSW Ombudman
The NSW Ombudsman is an independent and impartial watchdog. It aims to promote good conduct and fair decision-making in the interests of the New South Wales community. Citizens can make a complaint about a community service or disability service to the Ombudsman.

One by One
One by One offers an alternative path to achieving inclusive lifestyles, actively encouraging the involvement of Government agencies, local businesses and members of the community. Since its inception, One by One has helped a small group of people find valued roles in the community not previously available through traditional support services.

People With Disability Australia
People with Disability Australia Incorporated is a national disability rights and advocacy organisation.

Physical Disability Council of NSW
The Physical Disability Council of New South Wales Inc (PDCN) provides a state-wide voice for people with a physical disability.

Planned Individual Networks Inc. (PIN)
A unique West Australian organisation that supports families to plan and create a secure and fulfilling future for their relative with a disability.

Queensland Advocacy Incorporated
Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (QAI) is an independent, community-based systems advocacy and legal advocacy organisation for people with disability in Queensland, Australia.

Queensland Parents for People with a Disability Inc.
(QPPD) is an advocacy agency promoting the rights of people with disability.

Self Advocacy Sydney
Self Advocacy Sydney is an organisation run by and for people with Intellectual Disability

Social Role Valorization
This site provides information and resources about Social Role Valorization (SRV), information about training opportunities and a forum for discussion.

Supported Living
Explore this website to find Australian and overseas examples of people getting the support they need to live in their own homes, planning tools, research, resource guides, links to organizations that are "doing it".

Xavier Children's Support Network
Xavier Children's Support Network is a QLD based organisation providing a network of services which supports and enables families of children with high support needs to maintain an appropriate quality of life for their children in a family and community setting.

Alberta Association for Community Living
The Alberta Association for Community Living (AACL) is a family based, non-profit organization representing thousands of children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families.

Canning Area Parents for Real Employment
(CAPRE) is a community entrepreneurial development agency designed to facilitate entrepreneurial and employment development among persons in the Canning area, specifically those with intellectual disabilities.

Center on Human Policy
The Center on Human Policy (CHP) is a Syracuse University based policy, research, and advocacy organization involved in the national movement to insure the rights of people with disabilities.

Circle of Inclusion
The Circle of Inclusion Web Site is for early childhood service providers and families of young children. This web site offers demonstrations of and information about, the effective practices of inclusive educational programs for children from birth through age eight.

Community Inclusion
The program explores different ways to welcome and involve people who otherwise might not participate in their neighborhoods. It was placed under the Department of Neighborhoods, which is a natural vehicle for building inclusive neighborhoods.

Disability is Natural
Disability is Natural promotes new ways of thinking and articles that question conventional wisdom and help readers rediscover their common sense!

In Control
is an organisation built on a unique partnership between families, individuals, services, local authorities and government. Its mission is to play a key role in the creation of a new system of social care in which people will control their support, their money and their lives as valued citizens.

Inclusion Press
Inclusion Press produces books and videos to promote inclusion in school, work, and community.

Inclusive Solutions
Colin Newton and Derek Wilson are co-founders of Inclusive Solutions. This website includes lots of information about the practice of inclusion, person-centred planning, circles of friends, etc

Individualized Funding Information Resources
This site is dedicated to providing comprehensive information about the development of ways that people with disabilities can gain control over the funds to pay for needed community services & supports - a crucial step towards self-determination and citizenship.

Institute on Disability
The Institute on Disability's mission is to promote the full inclusion of people with disabilities into their communities.

Jay Nolan Community Services
(JNCS) aims to enable individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disabilities to live fulfilling lives as members of the community by providing customised support services. Jeff Strully is currently Executive Director of this service.

Keyring Living Support Networks UK

Kids Together Inc
This site is designed to provide helpful information and resources to enhance the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities, and communities as a whole. An interesting collection of resources, parent perspectives and insights.

Michael J. Kendrick PhD
Kendrick Consulting is a very small specialized international consulting firm principally focused on leadership and emerging developments in the fields of disability, mental health and aging.

Onondaga Community Living
(OCL) provides services to adults with developmental disabilities within the Syracuse area. This website gives details of how they support people to live in their own homes and to find meaningful employment.

Paradigm
A human services consultancy and development organisation that provides a range of tailor made supports, including consultancy training, conferences, publications and information, helping people, communities and services build an inclusive future.

Parents for Inclusion
A network of parents of children with disability. Their aim is to build inclusive communities where all people are truly welcome.

Paula Kluth
This website is dedicated to promoting inclusive schooling and exploring positive ways of supporting students with autism and other disabilities.

Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN)
Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network is a non-profit organisation committed to future planning and securing a good life for their relative with disability.

SERC
SERC's commitment is to serve as a centralized resource for professionals, families, and community members regarding education and early intervention/prevention for all of Connecticut's children and youth and their families, particularly children with special needs, at-risk learners, and diverse learners.

Social Role Valorisation UK
This website is dedicated to providing information about Social Role Valorization, Normalization and allied subjects.

TASH
TASH is an international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm.

The Karen Gaffney Foundation
The Karen Gaffney Foundation is a non profit organisation that is dedicated to championing the journey to full inclusion in families, schools, communities and the workplace for people with Down Syndrome or other developmental disabilities.

Whole Schooling
This consortium is an international network of schools and teachers, parents, administrators, university faculty and community members who believe that schools must be places that encourage the development of the whole child.