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Australian Federation of Disability Organisations

The primary national voice to Government that fully represents the interests of all people with disability across Australia.

Complaints Resolution and Referral Service (CRRS)

Service for people using Australian Government-funded disability employment and advocacy services.

Disability Advocacy NSW (DA)

Our role is to help people of all ages with any type of disability or mental illness get fair treatment.

Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre (EDAC)

Advocate for and empower people with a disability from non-English speaking backgrounds.

Family Advocacy NSW

Disability advocacy organisation which works with families in NSW where there is a child or an adult with developmental disability.

Parent Line NSW

Parent Line NSW, a service provided by CatholicCare has been funded by Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC) to include the Early Childhood Intervention Information Service within its current information service. This enhancement funding will enable the service provided by Parent Line to address the information, counselling and emotional support needs of families with a child or young person with a disability, aged 0-18 years.

Parent Line is branded as a Families NSW initiative, and provides an existing mainstream telephone counselling, information and referral service for parents of children 0 -18 years in NSW.  Parent Line operates for 24 hours, 7 days per week, and is staffed by a team of trained professional counsellors with qualifications in social work, psychology, education, health and social welfare. 

This extension to the service provided by Parent Line supported by reports from families and services indicating that while families use the internet as a first point for finding information, they prefer to speak to a person to discuss more complex issues and concerns.  The service will be available for families to access information, advice and emotional support overtime and assist families to link with a range of mainstream and disability specialist services within their communities.  For more information contact Parent Line NSW on: 1300 130 052

Illawarra Advocacy Inc. (Formerly Illawarra Citizen Advocacy)

This change of name after twenty-one years has come about to better reflect the programs we now offer the people of the Illawarra. Illawarra Advocacy will operate both a Citizen Advocacy program and an Individual Advocacy program.

For more information call Illawarra Advocacy Inc. Ph: 4229 4999 Fax 4228 0406

Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS)

Works with people with an intellectual disability in NSW to exercise and advance their rights.

Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association (MDAA)

Aims to promote, protect and secure the rights and interests of people from NESB with disability, their families and carers in NSW.

South East Sydney Advocacy 'Tell Us Your Story' 18 November 2010

National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA)

National voice advocating for the rights and interests of people from non-English speaking background (NESB) with disability, their families and carers throughout Australia.

Penrith Disabilities Resource Centre Inc (PDRC)

Provides a regional advocacy service for people with all types of disabilities, their families, carers, advocates and other service providers.

People with Disability (PWD)

Offers a free individual and group advocacy service for people with disability.

Public Interest Advocacy Centre

Identifies public interest issues and works co-operatively with other organisations to advocate for individuals and groups affected.

Spinal Cord Injuries Australia

Undertakes individual and systemic advocacy for people with spinal cord injuries.