Deaf Victoria champions the rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals, advocating for enhanced accessibility to vital services and fostering broader community understanding of effective communication and inclusion strategies in various domains such as work, recreation, and education. Additionally, Deaf Victoria serves as a voice for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community in … Continued
The VMIAC is the peak Victorian non-government organisation for people who have experience with a mental illness or emotional distress. VMIAC engages in a number of activities, which include information provision, advice, mutual support and self-help, individual, group and systemic advocacy, research and evaluation, and education and training. Our Vision A world where all mental … Continued
The Mental Health Legal Centre provides a free and confidential legal service to anyone who has experienced mental illness in Victoria where their legal problem relates to their mental illness. All centre activities aim to promote the rights of people who experience mental illness. The Centre is a non-profit organisation run by an independent Committee … Continued
DND is a self-advocacy program supporting people with disabilities from an ethnic background living in Victoria. The program is also run by ethnic people with disabilities.
Citizen Advocacy is a community based program in Sunbury and operating in the North West Suburbs of Melbourne and parts of the Macedon Ranges Shire, including Gisborne, Riddells Creek and Romsey. The program aims to recognise, promote and defend the rights and interests of people within our community, who have an intellectual disability. It does … Continued
The Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) is raising voices, expanding choices and creating change for young people with disabilities in Victoria, Australia. YDAS works alongside young people with disabilities between the ages of 12 and 25 to raise awareness of their rights and to support them to achieve what they want. We provide one-on-one support … Continued
Women with Disabilities Victoria is an organisation made up of women with disabilities who support women with disabilities to achieve their rights in Victoria. Our vision is “a world where all women are respected and can fully experience life”. Our Mission to lead the way for Victorian women with disabilities and to improve women’s choices … Continued
Villamanta is a Victorian Community Legal Centre that works only on disability related legal issues. Our main purpose is to make sure that people in Victoria who have a disability can know about the law, and can use the law, to help get their rights. We work mostly for people who have an intellectual disability. … Continued
Disability Advocacy Victoria (formerly Victorian Disability Advocacy Network VDAN) is the peak body responsible for representing a coalition of independent, community based organisations that advocate with and for people with a disability. DAV has capacity to take representative action on systemic issues where there is agreement across the membership on a particular position.
Southern Disability Advocacy advocates for people with disability, to represent their rights and interests. We are part of the National Disability Advocacy Program, funded by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services. Statement of purpose: To provide an advocacy service for people with disabilities that represents and protects their rights and interests. To assist people with … Continued
SWAA is committed to the defence and promotion of the rights and interests of people with all types of disabilities & of all ages, including people with physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, acquired brain injuries, and neurological disorders. SWAA tries to help people with disabilities to speak up for what they want … Continued
VALID stands for Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability. VALID’s vision is a world in which everyone is empowered to exercise their human rights in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other human rights standards. VALID aims to empower people with intellectual disability to: Exercise their human rights and citizenship status … Continued
STAR is an independent community organisation that advocates on a statewide basis for the rights of people with an intellectual disability and their families. STAR believes all people with intellectual disability are entitled to grow up in a family and to live and participate fully in their communities as valued citizens. STAR believes in a … Continued
It is the job of SARU to support self advocates and self advocacy groups across Victoria. What are Self Advocacy Groups? Self advocacy groups are run by people with disabilities who have joined together to have their voices heard and support each other. They work together to make sure they have the same rights, choices, … Continued
- Area of operation:
- Borough of Queenscliffe, City of Greater Bendigo, City of Greater Geelong, City of Greater Shepparton, Rural City of Mildura, Rural City of Swan Hill, Shire of Buloke, Shire of Campaspe, Shire of Central Goldfields, Shire of Gannawarra, Shire of Hindmarsh, Shire of Loddon, Shire of Macedon Ranges, Shire of Mitchell, Shire of Moira, Shire of Mount Alexander, Shire of Murrindindi, Shire of Strathbogie, Shire of West Wimmera, Shire of Yarriambiack
- Email
- [email protected]
- Web
- http://www.riac.org.au/
- Phone
- 03 5222 5499
RIAC aims to achieve positive outcomes to individuals and their families by: Providing information and support Making referrals to appropriate services Representing individuals to service providers Taking issues to government levels And any other steps that are necessary to uphold individual rights RIAC provides a Systemic Advocacy Service which focuses on making changes in systems … Continued
