Disability Advocacy

17/06/2026

With the support of an advocate I was able to resolve my health care complaint.

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Call 1800 643 787 in Australia and ask for "The Helpline." The Helpline provides free short-term phone-based advocacy support and can help you find a local advocate when available.

08/06/2026

NDIS participants are increasingly being forced to challenge funding decisions at the Administrative Review Tribunal, while the NDIA spends tens of millions of dollars on legal battles against participants. Critics say the growing number of appeals raises serious questions about decision-making, fairness and whether those resources could be better spent supporting people with disability.

ID: Two people using powered wheelchairs travel side-by-side along a shaded park pathway.

06/06/2026

Exclusive: Unprecedented automation in NDIS decisions. As the government stalls on a response to key recommendations in the robodebt royal commission, it has legislated a huge expansion in the use of automated decision-making.

As the government stalls on a response to key recommendations in the robodebt royal commission, it has legislated a huge expansion in the use of automated decision-making.

04/06/2026

Local help where you live. Disability Advocacy NSW provides free individual advocacy support to people with disability across three quarters of NSW.
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02/06/2026

NDIS overhaul will ‘harm’ Australians with disabilities, government’s own committee warns.

Reform advisory committee also says changes will undermine scheme’s original intentions and give unprecedented power to the health minister

Reform advisory committee also says changes will undermine scheme’s original intentions and give unprecedented power to the health minister

31/05/2026

For many women and girls with disability, sport comes with extra barriers that are too often overlooked. This powerful ABC story highlights how menstruation, inaccessible facilities and a lack of support can make participation even harder. https://buff.ly/Esylo38

ID: A young swimmer stands confidently beside a pool, wearing a blue swim cap, goggles and a purple patterned one-piece swimsuit. Water splashes dramatically around her, creating a striking action effect. She has her arms crossed and is smiling, with the indoor pool area softly lit in the background.

30/05/2026

While Sienna’s parents have been self-represented for almost all of the Administrative Review Tribunal matters, information released under FoI shows the NDIA has spent more than $330,000 on legal fees and expenses to fight the family on the most recent matter alone, briefing barristers and a King’s Counsel to represent them.

Every time the couple have appealed to the ART, the NDIA was forced, or agreed during pre-hearing negotiations, to significantly increase Sienna’s supports.

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28/05/2026

Australians have 'startlingly' low awareness of controllable dementia risk factors. Read: https://buff.ly/1gLLFOm

New data shows only 16 per cent of Australian women know dementia is the leading cause of death. Almost half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by addressing 14 risk factors.

28/05/2026

‘Rather than ask about how those with Down syndrome will be among the most affected by cuts to NDIS services, the opposition has instead tried to suggest the biggest issue for people with Down syndrome is testamentary discretionary trusts,’ writes Greg Jericho https://buff.ly/0OKFog4

ID: opposition shadow Treasurer and Leader in House of Reps.

26/05/2026

🗓 Tuesday 26 May
⏰ 10am – 3pm
📍 Singleton Public Library

Free advocacy. Real support. Right in your community.

Disability Advocacy NSW is coming to Singleton — and you’re invited.

If you’re navigating the NDIS, dealing with a service issue, or just unsure of your rights, you don’t have to do it alone.

This is a free, independent advocacy pop-up. No bookings needed — just drop in and talk to someone who’s on your side.

Because everyone deserves to be heard, supported, and included.