VIC Disability Advocacy and Legal

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Victorian Programs
AMIDA: Action for More Independence and Dignity in Accommodation

Location: Victoria

Description: Two advocacy services for people with disabilities: housing advocacy, and NDIS appeals advocacy.

Association for Children with a Disability

Location: Victoria

Description: Support line for families of children aged 0 to 18 with disability in Victoria. They can help you understand your child’s rights and support you to advocate for your child and family, including support navigating the NDIS. Workers can also call the helpline. They have good NDIS resources.

DARU Find and Advocate

Location: Victoria

Description: Search tool to find an advocate.

Disability Justice Australia

Location: Victoria

Description: NDIS appeals support is in Victoria only. Mobile program. 

Disability Liaison Officer Program

Location: Victoria

Description: The Disability Liaison Officer program supports people with disability to access healthcare. Most people seek help for essential health needs, such as: 

  • help with barriers to booking appointments
  • arranging reasonable adjustments
  • mobility/physical support
  • communication assistance
  • psychosocial support.
Disability Services Commissioner

Location: Victoria

Description: Don’t handle NDIS complaints.

DRC Advocacy

Location: Victoria

Description: Advocates can assist with DSP and NDIS applications (No ART appeals)

Legal Aid

Location: Victoria

Description: If you currently have an NDIS appeal at the AAT, they can provide a free, one-off one-hour legal advice session with a laywer.

Social and Security Rights Victoria Workers Help Line

Location: Victorian

Description: Workers’ help line where you can ask questions about Centrelink.

Villamanta

Location: Victoria

Description: NDIS appeals.

VMIAC

Location: Victoria

Description: Mental health advocacy only.

WIRE

Location: Victoria

Description: Mental health advocacy only.

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