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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This woman has been arrested 131 times fighting for disability rights—and she’s not done yet
Anita Cameron, one of the protesters arrested that day, has a message for people who are shocked by the photos. “Concentrate on why we’re there, and not how we’re being treated” by police, she says. “People look at the disability and they think we are helpless or fragile…and that’s so far from the truth.”
Nowhere to go: Disability housing sell-off sparks fears for vulnerable
A radical move to privatise government group homes for people with disability is underway in NSW ahead of the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
The NDIS is fair policy and will deliver a big economic and fiscal payoff
The $22 billion NDIS went national on July 1. The scheme enjoys rare bipartisan support but questions have been raised over its sustainability and value for money. This debate should end now. This ground breaking reform will provide significant employment benefits, generating up to one in five jobs nationally, and GDP benefits of around $23 billion. Here are four other reasons why this policy is set up for success.
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Grab a coffee & tune in: Unfinished Business: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders w Disabilities. Very emotional. ow.ly/bWYj30dUMvj
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