Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion
Advocacy for people with disability
Who we are
We are an independent organisation that advocates for the protection and advancement of the needs, rights and lives of people with disability in Queensland. We are a registered Charity and community legal centre.
What we do
We advocate for systems change through campaigns and submissions directed at changing attitudes, law and policy. We also provide help to individuals through our three advocacy practices.
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Our impact
Last year we assisted 4,177 Queenslanders through 4,753 services, including:
237
NDIS appeals clients assisted
740
Mental Health Review Tribunal appearances
18
QCAT hearings
A Right to Learn
Support our campaign to keep children with disability in the classroom.
Latest news
Hiring – NDIS Appeals Advocate
New logo – same QAI
Indefinite detention and solitary confinement: the awful reality of Queensland’s Forensic Disability Service
Disability Royal Commission’s call to end special schools
Queensland’s Residential Care Review
QUT and QAI publish paper showing disability is common factor among students being suspended
Indigenous Artwork Commissioned by QAI
Video of Uncle Paul Calcott explaining the meaning of the artwork he painted for QAI to our previous Indigenous Advocate, David Wenitong.
Photo of QAI CEO, Matilda Alexander (left), previous QAI Indigenous Advocate, David Wenitong (centre), and Uncle Paul Calcott (right), standing with the artwork by Uncle Paul that was commissioned by QAI.
Client feedback
"QAI put a human touch into our circumstances treating us with respect from the very start. We really felt we had an advocate we could trust and be completely open with and that has been rare in our journey. The knowledge and abilities that our QAI advocate has in putting it all together was priceless to us."
Steven & Popi, NDIS clients
“My advocate was extremely understanding, gave fantastic advice and helped me every step of the way to achieve a satisfactory outcome. Very impressed.”
Matthew, NDIS client
Get in touch with us
If you have any questions or would like to find out more, contact us on (07) 3844 4200 or qai@qai.org.au or use the form below to send us a message.
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