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Disability Advocacy Resource Unit Disability Advocacy Resource Unit (DARU) is a statewide service established to resource the disability advocacy sector in Victoria.

You can contact us on Phone: (03) 9639 5807 or Email: [email protected] DARU is a statewide service established to resource the disability advocacy sector in Victoria. The resources that DARU provides aims to support the Disability Advocacy sector and Disability Advocates through disseminating relevant and up to date information, organising forums around the state so that there is a coordinated approach to issues of concern, providing professional development opportunities and undertaking capacity building projects on behalf of the sector.

Capacity-Building Workshop: Teaching Affirmative Consent to Young People with Cognitive Disabilities📍City of Greater Dan...
01/10/2026

Capacity-Building Workshop: Teaching Affirmative Consent to Young People with Cognitive Disabilities

📍City of Greater Dandenong Council Chambers, Civic Centre, 225 Lonsdale St, Dandenong VIC 3175
📅 Tuesday 6 October
🕘 9:30am – 4:30pm
💰Free

Practitioners working in the disability support sector to attend a specialised capacity-building workshop focused on supporting young people with cognitive disabilities to understand and practise affirmative consent.

Get tickets on Humanitix - Consent Matters for people with disabilities: A program by Sexual Health Victoria and Women's Health in the South East (WHISE) hosted by Women's Health in the South East. City of Greater Dandenong Council Chambers, Civic Centre, 225 Lonsdale St, Dandenong VIC 3175, Austral...

BCA Inform - Championing Your Voice: Election 2026Tuesday, 6th October from 7:30pm to 9:00pm AEDT.Ready to make a differ...
30/09/2026

BCA Inform - Championing Your Voice: Election 2026
Tuesday, 6th October from 7:30pm to 9:00pm AEDT.
Ready to make a difference and help shape the future of BCA? You’re invited to stand for election for a range of key leadership roles, including President, Director positions, NSW/ACT State Division Committee members, National Policy Committee (NPC) members, and representatives on the Finance, Audit and Risk Management (FARM) Committee.

If you’ve been considering taking on one of these leadership roles and would like to learn more about what’s involved, we encourage you to join us for this BCA Inform session. It’s a great opportunity to hear first-hand from those with experience about the responsibilities of each role and what you can expect.

To register for the event please visit the Humanitix website.
If you have any questions, or if you require assistance registering, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] or call 1800 033 660.

Get tickets on Humanitix - October 2026 BCA Inform - Championing Your Voice: Election 2026 hosted by Blind Citizens Australia. Online. Tuesday 6th October 2026. Find event information.

Sexual Health Victoria with funding from Cancer Council Victoria have launched a new cervical screening service for peop...
20/07/2026

Sexual Health Victoria with funding from Cancer Council Victoria have launched a new cervical screening service for people with disability in Victoria. The aim of the service is to increase cervical screening rates through reducing barriers to accessing care. Sexual Health Victoria is offering telehealth, video and in-person cervical screening appointments at no cost for people with a Medicare card. Here is a link to some further information about the service: Cervical Screening for people with disability - Sexual Health Victoria

Sexual and reproductive health clinic in Box Hill &; Melbourne C*D. Range of services, youth friendly. Book an appointment.

ABC is looking for storytellers for International Day of People with Disability Are you an emerging content maker with d...
23/06/2026

ABC is looking for storytellers for International Day of People with Disability

Are you an emerging content maker with disability? Do you have a burning story that you have always wanted to research and explore?

The ABC is partnering with International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) to recognise the 5.5 million Australians with disability.

A series of factual stories and content will be commissioned by the ABC to be published and broadcast across ABC platforms for IDPwD on December 3.

If you are an emerging content maker or journalist with disability and have a story to tell, now is your chance to work with the ABC to tell it.

Paternalistic and infantilising language is part of the everyday experience of people with disabilities. It’s not affect...
20/04/2026

Paternalistic and infantilising language is part of the everyday experience of people with disabilities.

It’s not affectionate, or even benign- It has serious consequences.

This language reinforces power dynamics and ‘others’ people with disabilities, and this is where abuse and neglect thrive.

Tenant Voice, is challenging this language through their ’No Sweetie’ campaign

‘No Sweetie’ uses humour to tackle a serious subject and in particular focuses on provider behaviour. Tenant Voice is asking people to buy a t-shirt/cap, grab a ’sweetie free zone’ poster for their home to tell providers this language is not welcome here.

Check it out here:

Featured Products 'No Sweetie' T-Shirt $30.00 Join the ‘No Sweetie’ Campaign with your groovy T-Shirt and let the world know that it is you and you alone who decides just exactly who is allowed to call you ‘sweet’. If you are a person with disabilities who would love a T-Shirt we’re offeri...

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Level 15, 150 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, VIC
3000

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30am
Friday 8am - 5pm

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