About DARU
DARU is unique in Australia as a dedicated resource unit funded to work with disability advocacy organisations to promote and protect the rights of people with disability. We develop and distribute resources, host the Advocacy Sector Conversations forum series and the Strengthening Disability Advocacy Conference and provide other training opportunities to keep disability advocates informed and up-to-date about issues affecting people with disability in Victoria.
Find an Advocate
Directory of organisations for agencies delivering disability advocacy as well as complaints bodies, campaigners, support groups and useful referral and information services.
Find an advocateWhat is disability advocacy?
Info sheet with overview of advocacy types, what disability advocates do, why we need advocacy, shifting social models and how advocacy is funded in Victoria.
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Not-for-profit first to trial new GPS technology
For the next eight months, Melbourne’s Southern Cross Station will be running a pilot program using existing beacon and GPS technology to connect to a navigation app on a blind person’s smartphone so they can be provided with audible directions in public spaces.
Productivity Commission reinforces concerns about rushed NDIS rollout
The ambitious timetable, which the federal government has no plans to extend, has led to the personalised support planning process being done quickly over the phone by staff with limited expertise due to its being outsourced. The goal is to get as many people on NDIS as possible, then worry about how well their needs are being met later.
NDIS: Report predicts scheme rollout will be delayed, understaffing remains a problem
In a 533-page assessment, it condemned the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) for sacrificing the quality of NDIS plans while rushing to meet enrolment targets.
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Public Advocate’s Awards for Outstanding Police Service for People with Disabilities – Nominations now open ow.ly/Q9vt30fJwwo
Consultation: A registration and accreditation scheme for the Victorian disability workforce ow.ly/Q2iG30fJwt2
Lesley Hall Scholarship applications open ow.ly/9Ab130fJwnc
Consultation: Vulnerable people in emergencies Round Table ow.ly/166A30fJu2O