by QAI | Aug 22, 2024 | Campaigns, Media Release, News, Paper, QAI in the Media, Report
Position statement Queensland’s Forensic Disability Service (FDS) is meant to provide skills training and other programs to people under forensic orders so that they can live back in the community. However, some residents are held indefinitely and are kept in cruel...
by QAI | Jul 31, 2024 | Media Release, News, QAI in the Media
On Wednesday 31st July 2024, ten months after the publication of the Disability Royal Commission’s final report, the Federal and State Governments issued their response to the Disability Royal Commission’s 222 recommendations. QAI’s CEO, Matilda...
by QAI | Jan 28, 2022 | QAI in the Media
QAI stands with our allies in calling for urgent action to prioritise access for Queenslanders with disability to vital health and safety measures during this critical time of the Covid-19 pandemic. Together with Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN), Health...
by Shannon Bell | Oct 25, 2021 | QAI in the Media
Our CEO, Matilda Alexander, spoke to the ABC, echoing calls to actively deliver COVID-19 vaccines to people with disability before borders open. She said opening up at an 80 per cent vaccination rate without ensuring the most vulnerable, had a “real opportunity...
by QAI | Sep 20, 2021 | QAI in the Media
Queensland Advocacy’s CEO, Matilda Alexander, spoke to the ABC on employment & how Australian Disability Enterprises (ADE) are failing people with disability & undermining the realisation of equality. You can read the article here....
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...
