UQ Report on People with Disability in Justice System

UQ Report on People with Disability in Justice System

You may have seen The Guardian article “Queensland failed to act on report into ‘devastating’ experiences of people with disability in justice system”. We have received a copy of the report “Insights from people with lived experience of disability in...
Open letter on anti-discrimination laws

Open letter on anti-discrimination laws

We have joined with Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) to write an open letter to the Queensland Premier, Stephen Miles. The letter urges the Queensland Government to introduce changes to the outdated Anti-Discrimination Act before the election later this...
Commentary on Child Safety’s Policies

Commentary on Child Safety’s Policies

While we do not practice law in the area of child protection, through the course of our disability advocacy work in child protection matters, we noticed that the guidance relied on for decision making in child protection matters is discriminatory and is likely...
Supported Decision-Making publication

Supported Decision-Making publication

We made a submission to the Office of the Public Guardian on their Supported Decison-Making publication. In our submission we discuss why supported decision-making is important and our approach to it as an organsation, as well as some client stories of supported...
Education Funding

Education Funding

We made a submission to the Education, Employment and Training Committee on the Education (General Provisions) (Helping families with school costs) Amendment Bill 2023. The right to education for students with disability has long been a focus of QAI’s systemic...
New logo – same QAI

New logo – same QAI

We are thrilled to finally unveil our new brand identity! The branding was launched last night at our AGM, after an extensive process to develop a new logo for our 36-year-old organisation – a transformation that embodies our commitment to systemic reform and...