Advocacy Information

Effective disability advocacy promotes, protects and supports a person's equal human rights.

 

Sunshine Butterflies recognises the importance of ensuring our Members’ right to use an advocate to act on their behalf at any time.

The following organisations provide advocacy support and information.

National Advocacy Providers:

Australian Centre for Disability Law

disabilitylaw.org.au

Autism Asperger’s Advocacy Australia (A4)

a4.org.au

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Australia and New Zealand

asan-au.org

Blind Citizens Australia

bca.org.au

Brain Injury Australia

braininjuryaustralia.org.au

Children and Young People with Disability Australia

cyda.org.au

Deaf Australia

deafaustralia.org.au

Deafness Forum of Australia

deafnessforum.org.au

Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA)

da.org.au

First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN)

fpdn.org.au

Human Rights Council of Australia

hrca.org.au

Inclusion Australia (National Council on Intellectual Disability - NCID)

inclusionaustralia.org.au

Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS)

idrs.org.au

Mental Health Australia

mhAustralia.org

National Disability Services

nds.org.au

National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA)

neda.org.au

People With Disability Australia

pwd.org.au

Physical Disability Australia (PDA)

pda.org.au

Short Statured People of Australia

sspa.org.au

Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA)

wwda.org.au

Queensland Advocacy Providers

Aged and Disability Advocacy Australia Ltd.

adaAustralia

Down Syndrome Association of QLD Inc.

downsyndromeqld.org.au

Queenslanders with Disability Network Inc.

qdn.org.au

Rights in Action Inc.

rightsinaction.org

Speaking Up For You Inc.

sufy.org.au

Spinal Life Australia Ltd.

spinal.com.au

Synapse Australia Ltd.

synapse.org.au

TASC National Ltd

tascnational.org.au