Disability Advocacy

We are a statutory body established under the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 and were formerly called the Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland. We were renamed the Queensland Human Rights Commission on 1 July 2019 with the commencement of the Human Rights Act 2019.

We are an independent Commission but our functions are defined by legislation.

The head office is in Brisbane, and regional offices located in Cairns, Townsville and Rockhampton.

We deliver frontline services to the Queensland community, including businesses, state and local government, the community sector and people throughout the state.

Services include:

resolving complaints received under the Act;
delivering training to business, government and the community; and
promoting public discussion on human rights.

Making a complaint against an NDIS provider about your human rights

Complaints about human rights can be made for acts or decisions which occur after 1 January 2020.

A registered NDIS provider must act and make decisions in a way that is compatible with your human rights, including giving proper consideration to a relevant human right. There are 23 human rights protected in Queensland, including rights such as:

The right to protection from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
The right to take part in public life
The right to privacy
Right to protection of families and children
Cultural rights
The right to liberty and security of person
The right to education
The right to health services

A human rights complaint can be combined with other legal action you are taking or a separate complaint can be made to the Queensland Human Rights Commission.

For more information, about making a human rights complaint against an NDIS provider, contact the Queensland Human Rights Commission.

• Australian Centre for Disability Law - https://disabilitylaw.org.au
• Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) - https://wwda.org.au
• Inclusion Australia - https://www.inclusionaustralia.org.au
• National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA) - http://www.neda.org.au
• Short Statured People of Australia - https://sspa.org.au
• Qld Human Rights Commission - https://www.qhrc.qld.gov.au
• Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) - https://www.afdo.org.au
• Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia (A4) - http://a4.org.au
• Blind Citizens Australia - https://www.bca.org.au
• Brain Injury Australia - https://www.braininjuryaustralia.org.au
• Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) - https://www.cyda.org.au
• Deaf Australia - https://deafaustralia.org.au
• Deafness Forum of Australia - https://www.deafnessforum.org.au
• Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA) - https://www.dana.org.au
• First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) - https://fpdn.org.au
• Human Rights Council of Australia - https://www.hrca.org.au
• Disability Advocacy Pathways (Pathways) - https://disabilitypathways.org.au
• Mental Health Australia - https://mhaustralia.org
• People with Disability Australia - https://pwd.org.au
• The Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Australia and New Zealand - https://asan-aunz.org
• Physical Disability Australia (PDA) - https://www.pda.org.auhttps://wwda.org.au

Provides independent individual and systemic advocacy on behalf of vulnerable people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds with disability.

AMPARO is governed by a voluntary management committee, the majority of whom are people from a culturally and linguistically diverse background with disability.

info@amparo.org.au

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

Advocacy such as:
Mental Health
NDIS Appeals Support
NDIS Decision Support
Disability Royal Commission Advocacy
Education Advocacy
Human Rights Law
Justice Support Program
Social Work

My name is Nicolette and I work as an artist, graphic & web designer, educator & Independent creative support worker out of my studio Tropica Store and Studio. I have a passion for using creativity as a tool to support and ignite growth in people & I believe art making in its different forms is a great tool to support people through life. I offer creative support services out of my studio space which gives clients the opportunity to use creative outlets in a range of mediums while also creating within a professional artist environment. Clients are able to choose if they want to learn with a designed lesson plan with creative outcomes or use the space as an open studio environment where we play creatively without focusing on a structured outcome.

"I have spent over 10 years in the creative industries with the last two years focusing on education and sharing my skills and knowledge. I have a particular interest in mental health through lived experience and study. I’m passionate about advocating and providing spaces that are inclusive, where people can be themselves and have a right to self-determination."

Creative services I provide:

🔷 Offering visual arts: Painting, drawing and mixed media.

🔷 Offering graphic design:   Graphic design process; Photoshop, Illustrator and other programs.

🔷 Offering digital design:  Digital art and illustration process, animation and editing process.

🔷 Offering web design:  Help with building your own website and create an online portfolio.

🔷 Offering gaming:  A variety of video gaming that sparks creativity and problem-solving.

Education
Art Therapy - Certificate and Diploma
Training and Assessment - Cert IV
Graphic Design - Certificate & Diploma
Creative Industries - Bachelor
Visual Arts - Cert IV and Diploma

Working with disability card
Working with children card
Public liability insurance
First Aid and CPR certificate
NDIS worker orientation module
Comprehensive car insurance

I service the Cairns region, my studio is located in Gordonvale, but I also offer home visits and transport to and from my studio.

I am also available for telehealth sessions.

Break down the barriers to play and connection for parents and carers with children who have additional needs.

🟨 Autism Spectrum Disorder🟨 Speech and language concerns🟨 Developmental concerns
 
kgirdler@playmatters.org.au

Queenslanders with Disability Network is a state-wide not-for-profit executive peak body organisation for and led by people with diverse disability.

All our work is focused on disability rights and systemic advocacy.

QDN’s work is centred around a strong network of people across Queensland and peer support groups which inform, connect, lead, and influence change.

We are a vibrant, active network of influencers, decision-makers, spokespeople, consultants, group members and peer leaders with a drive to make change happen.

We believe there should be ‘Nothing about us without us.’

We work on projects that align with our vision and mission around important issues in the lives of people with disability.

We believe in co-design to work together with communities, services, business, industry and government to lead and influence change.

QDN encourages members to build their skills and become Peer Leaders within the member network.

We host regular Peer Support Groups for people with disability across the state including the last Thursday monthly in Cairns. These groups are convened by people with disability. I have attached a flyer, please feel free to share it with anyone that has a disability or those that can share with people with disability that might be interesting in coming along.

QDN is a not-for-profit organisation.
 

New Day All Abilities Support Service is a multi-faceted business model to see strong foundational relationships created, to support consistency and inclusion for my clients, as I work collaboratively with their Occupational Therapist and Educational Service.

With over 25 years working in the Early Childhood and Education sector, and holding a Diploma of Early Childhood and Education, I have expanded my knowledge and qualifications.

I aim to provide support to children and adults, in both an Independent Support Worker role, and Allied Health Assistant role specialising in Occupational Therapy.

By working alongside your Occupational Therapist, and having capacity to travel to the client if need be,  I am able  to support clients by implementing their OT's sessions (within my scope of practice).
The goal is to see more consistent and frequent access to their planned sessions and the clients achieve their goals.

Within the Independent Support role, I can offer Community Access and social support, transport to and from appointments and outings, home duties support and help with cooking.
I really enjoy hiking, fishing, photography, and exploring the beach. I am passionate about seeing people end their day with a smile, and feeling fulfilled.

I am also offering my services to Early Childhood and Education settings to provide individualised support and guidance, on the implementation of Occupational Therapist recommendations and strategies.

Early Intervention is a passion of mine being the mother of a neurodiverse child and seeing his struggles.

This collaborative partnership not only benefits the children and inclusivity within the setting, but will help the Early Childhood and Education Service  provide evidence of meeting the National Quality Framework and providing  Assessment and Rating evidence.

Areas of service::

🟢Allied Health Assistance
🟢Community Engagement
🟢Developmental Educators
🟢Disability empowering Disability (Social)
🟢Disability Advocacy
🟢Early Intervention Services
🟢In-Home Support
🟢Meals and cooking
🟢LGBTIQA+ Supports
🟢Mental Health First Aid
🟢Playgroups
🟢Support Worker Independent

Formal Qualifications::

🟡 Diploma of Early Childhood and Education
🟡 Cert 4 Allied Health Assistance - Occupational Therapy
🟡 Current Positive Working with children check (Blue Card)
🟡 Current NDIS worker Screening (Yellow Card)
🟡 Senior First Aid and CPR
🟡 Diabetes and Epilepsy Management
🟡 Adolescent Mental Health First Aid
🟡 Inclusion / Early Childhood Setting
🟡 Frontline Management

All relevant Insurances, reliable, air conditioned and comfortable car.
Ability to service all of Cairns and quite possibly remote and Cape communities.
References available upon request

Anneke Andrews possesses 19 years of experience as an experienced local community health practitioner and the first NDIS registered provider in the region when NDIS commenced.

DS combines health, law and medical lecturer skill sets to assist NDIS participants get the best plans possible for their daily care needs and requirements to lead fulfilling lives per the scheme's mission statement. DS specialises in all ages and disability conditions.  Lived experience as a CODA assisting the Deaf community and AUSLAN participants. Assisting SDA builds in Queensland and beyond as an Associate Access Consultant in Australia.

DS is the winner of Cairn’s 2023 Entrepreneur Business Award with a reputation for excellence in outcomes and providing quality ethical care per AHPRA guidelines.

Specialising in neurodiversity occupational therapy
All mental health conditions – psychiatry referrals welcome
All children's developmental conditions – paediatrician referrals welcome
Complex child safety
Neurological and ABI
Challenging behaviours of concern (BoC)
Rural and remote and First Nations work
All NDIS ages and conditions assessed
Participant focused small caseload ensures quality of service
Quick turnaround of all clinical reports no long waits
Committed to quality ethical care, DS reserve the right not to engage in business with fraudulent providers
NDIS legal grey area medicolegal OT assistance - sec 34, reviews, PACE, AAT
Court work expert witness
Networking and employment opportunities available

Mobile Cairns and surrounds
NDIS Provider No: 4050010675
Contact Anneke Andrews OT

NDAP and the NDIS

NDAP agencies based in NDIS sites may have additional roles, such as assisting people through the planning and internal review processes with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).

Funding has been provided via the NDIS Appeals program to support people with disability who seek an external review of NDIA decisions through the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, which is an important mechanism to ensure that decisions are fair and robust.
See website for more info.

Aged and Disability Advocacy Australia (ADA Australia), formerly known as Queensland Aged and Disability Advocacy Inc (QADA), is a not-for-profit, independent, community-based advocacy and education service, jointly funded by the Commonwealth and State governments.

ADA Australia assists older people and people with disabilities to understand and exercise their rights and responsibilities, as well as resolve their aged care and community care issues (in both home and residential aged care settings), through free and confidential information, education and client directed advocacy support.

ADA Australia also provides a guardianship advocacy service to support adults whose capacity is in question with guardianship and administration matters, including support before the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT).

For further information, please contact us via the following options below:
Phone: 1800 818 338
Email: info@adaaustralia.com.au
Aged and Disability Advocacy Australia (ADA Australia), formerly known as Queensland Aged and Disability Advocacy Inc (QADA), is a not-for-profit, independent, community-based advocacy and education service, jointly funded by the Commonwealth and State governments.

ADA Australia assists older people and people with disabilities to understand and exercise their rights and responsibilities, as well as resolve their aged care and community care issues (in both home and residential aged care settings), through free and confidential information, education and client directed advocacy support.

ADA Australia also provides a guardianship advocacy service to support adults whose capacity is in question with guardianship and administration matters, including support before the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT).

For further information, please contact us via the following options below:
Phone: 1800 818 338
Email: info@adaaustralia.com.au