Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion - QAI

24/06/2026

The Disability Royal Commission made it clear: Every child deserves to learn, play and grow alongside their peers.

Volume 7A focuses on inclusive education and outlines practical reforms to improve overall outcomes for students with disability.

Swipe through to learn what we found in our analysis so far.

Help us hold governments accountable.

We’re trying to raise $20K by the end of June so we can build the DRC Tracker.
All donations are 100% tax-deductible.

Donate Now: givenow.com.au/thedrcstillmatters
Read our blog for more.

23/06/2026

𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻.
The DRC was more than a report. It was a collection of stories, experiences and hard truths about violence, abuse, discrimination and barriers — but also of resilience, hope and a vision for a more safe and inclusive Australia.

In this video, Hagar from Rights In Action reminds us why we must not forget the people who bravely shared their experiences with the Royal Commission.

Their stories deserve more than acknowledgement. They deserve action.

Support the DRC Tracker.
Donate Now - givenow.com.au/the



Video description: Man in a gray shirt and cap holding a book titled "Voices of people with disability - Book 1" stands next to a stack of printed copies of the DRC Report Volumes 1-12. Hashtag " " overlays the foreground.

20/06/2026

Autonomy isn't a privilege. It's a right.
When people are supported, they thrive.

What if every person with disability had the support they needed to make their own decisions, have their preferences respected, and genuinely influence the choices that affect their lives?

That's the vision at the heart of Volume 6 of the Disability Royal Commission (DRC).

In this video, Brooke Carroll, Disability Advocate at QAI, shares her reflections on autonomy, access and supported decision-making, and why these issues remain so important for people with disability.

The DRC recognised that decision-making ability is not fixed. With the right supports, people with disability should be empowered to make decisions about their own lives — not excluded because of assumptions about their disability.

Volume 6 calls for systems that listen to people, respect their choices, strengthen support networks, and shift power so that people with disability are not just included in decisions, but supported to lead them.

Almost three years on, many of these recommendations still show little or no clear progress.
But the DRC still matters.

That's why we're building an independent DRC Tracker—to help the disability community, advocates and policymakers monitor progress and hold governments accountable.

Support the DRC Tracker.
Donate Now - givenow.com.au/thedrcstillmatters



Video description:
Brooke Carroll, Disability Advocate at QAI stands in front of an orange and burgundy background while sharing her reflections on Volume 6 of the DRC. The background has the text: Advocacy for people with disability written across it. Text at the top says POV: this cause matters so much to you, you make cue cards so you don’t mess up. Open captions below.

18/06/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁! These proposed NDIS changes will have real impacts on people’s ability to live ordinary lives.

Our CEO Matilda explains why we’re concerned — and why we think it's time for the Australian Government to stop these cuts and consult people with disability.

The disability community has fought too hard for too long, to have people put at risk of returning to the institutions our organisation was founded to abolish.

It's time for the Government to listen to people with disability, and implement the Disability Royal Commission recommendations, instead of taking the NDIS and disability supports backwards.

What's your biggest concern with these changes?

Video description:
Dark purple background with photo of Matilda with short blonde hair, wearing a black polo shirt that says Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion. Audio waveform behind her matches her voice. ABC radio logo layered on top. Text below says Matilda Alexander QAI CEO. Open captions below with a banner across the bottom that says Stop the cuts and consult.

18/06/2026

Volume 6 of the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) focuses on something fundamental: the right of people with disability to make their own decisions, access the support they need, and live with dignity, safety and choice.

The recommendations made by the DRC aren't just policy ideas — they directly affect people's rights, independence and everyday lives.

Swipe through to find out more about what the DRC recommended and why autonomy and access cannot wait.

Support the DRC Tracker. Donate Now - givenow.com.au/thedrcstillmatters

Special thanks to artist Brandon Edelman from Crossroad Arts Inc Mackay.

18/06/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁!
Our Systems Advocate Lenine Bourke spoke to the ABC about the proposed NDIS changes and how, as a mum of 2 children with disability, 1 of whom has multiple, complex disabilities, she is concerned for the future of her kids.

Concerns about automated eligibility testing and plans.

Concerns about her son being safe and included in his community.

Concerns about mortality rates for people with disability going up if these changes are pushed through.

Concerns about government having "no clue" about the reality of the lives of those with disability, and the loved ones who care for them.

Concerns that other supports outside the NDIS won't be properly set up to support those who can no longer get access to the NDIS.
To name just a few.

The government must stop these cuts and consult people with disability and their carers. Other supports must be in place before NDIS supports are taken away.

It is people's lives at risk, this is no time to rush through dangerous reforms.

Video description:
Dark purple background with photo of Lenine with short hair, wearing glasses and a leopard print top. Audio waveform behind her matches her voice. ABC radio logo layered on top. Text below says Lenine Bourke QAI Systems Advocate and Mum. Labels appear throughout with questions Lenine is answering. First is Q: eligibility concerns, then Q: Impact on those with multiple disabilities, then Q: Parental responsibility, and finally Q: Q: Will the States and Territories be able to properly care for those kicked off the NDIS?

13/06/2026

The DRC was clear: lived experience leadership is essential to real reform (Volume 5).

While recommendations focused on reviewing existing plans, policies and strategies have seen some early movement, those aimed at strengthening disability leadership and system accountability have seen limited or no progress to date.

Swipe through to learn more about what’s happening with the implementation of
DRC Volume 5 – and how you can support his work.

Donate Now - givenow.com.au/thedrcstillmatters

Special thanks to Hannah Izard from Crossroad Arts Inc for contributing artwork inspired by her reflections on fairness, reminding us why lived experience must be at the centre of decision-making and reform.

12/06/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁!
Cassie spoke to the United Nations about our Living Letters project, reflections from some of the people who the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was written for.

Stories from First Nations people of violence, trauma, exclusion, and disconnection from culture. Systems that fail to see them has whole people.

20 years on from the CRPD, many of its rights have not yet been made real.

When equality is denied - harm grows.

She called out governments for their lack of action on the Disability Royal Commission (DRC).

The DRC made 222 recommendations for change. More than 2 years on and less than 12 have been completed.

Calling out Queensland specifically as the only state not to take a clear position on ending solitary confinement for children in detention.

Now with cuts to the NDIS, thousands more people with disability will be placed at risk. The government need to stop the cuts and consult.

People need community and connection. They need the rights in the CRPD to become their reality.

Video description:
Cassie sits at a wooden bench with a microphone, wearing a white shirt with her long brown hair half up. A sign in front of her says NGO.

12/06/2026

Alex used his time speaking at the United Nations to call on all governments, Australian and global, to end the use of solitary confinement in detention.

He calls out the disproportionately high rates of detention of people with disability in Australia and the compounding impacts solitary confinement has, especially on young people and First Nations people with disability.

Following the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) only 2 states/territories have agreed to a full prohibition on solitary confinement.

He also noted Australia's failure to implement a national Human Rights Act, failing our own legal obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

Video description:
Alex sits behind a wooden bench, wearing a blue suit and glasses. A sign in front of him has .

10/06/2026