by QAI | Aug 24, 2021 | Submission
QAI made a submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee on their inquiry into the Disability Support Pension (DSP) and its purpose, intent and adequacy. QAI considers that the DSP in its current form has lost its purpose, is unreasonable in its...
by QAI | Aug 16, 2021 | Media Release, News
Queensland Advocacy Inc. is part of a coalition of more than 60 disability organisations which is calling on all Australian governments to take immediate action to protect people with disability from the Delta variant of COVID-19. The coalition, lead by People With...
by QAI | Jul 19, 2021 | Submission
QAI is vigilant about the risks for people with disability inherent in schemes that legalise voluntary assisted dying. Voluntary assisted dying must never be a substitute for access to appropriate medical care, disability support services or palliative care, or indeed...
by QAI | May 27, 2021 | QAI in the Media
Our CEO, Matilda Alexander, recently spoke to Channel Ten about the issues people face when seeking approval for Specialist Disability Accommodation under the NDIS. Jump to minute 32 of the video to watch item on disability accommodation. WATCH NEWS ITEM HERE...
by QAI | May 24, 2021 | Submission
Further to our previous work on the new National Disability Strategy, QAI recently provided a submission to the Department of Social Services regarding the proposed National Disability Employment Strategy. With the underrepresentation of people with disability in...
