Author: pathways

Housing related issues have been a significant area of concern for people we support through our Queensland Disability Advocacy Program (QDAP). Our clients’ experiences highlight the scale and urgency of housing challenges faced by people with disability. Many of these issues are directly related to the effectiveness and efficiency of the current the Residential Tenancies… Continue reading QIDAN Position Paper – Improving Rental Regulation

This report highlights the experiences of people with disability during Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, drawing on enquiries received by Disability Advocacy Pathways over a 10-day period. It reveals significant gaps in disaster preparedness and emergency response systems, including limited access to essential supplies, breakdowns in disability support services, and a lack of accessible, coordinated information. The… Continue reading Report – Reflections from Pathways’ response to Cyclone Alfred

Disability advocacy in regional, rural and remote regions is crucial to ensure people with disability have access to services and supports, and have their human rights protected and promoted. Queensland has the most decentralised population in Australia, with 51% of people living outside the capital. Research demonstrates that over 38% of Queensland’s population reside in… Continue reading QIDAN submission – Remote locations pilot

QIDAN welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission on the NDIS regulatory reform. This submission focuses on the Mandatory Registration of SIL providers and Support Coordinator consultation. Our views and recommendations provided in this submission reflect our advocacy experience assisting Queenslanders with disability. In drafting this submission, QIDAN reviewed… Continue reading QIDAN submission – NDIS Regulatory Reform

In 2024-2025 QIDAN received $7 million in ongoing base funding and a temporary increase of $5 million that was just for the 2024-25 financial year. The temporary nature of this new funding means disability advocacy will be cut by over 40% on 1 July 2025 without further investment. Our data shows that in the 2023… Continue reading QIDAN Budget submission

Earlier this year, both the Australian Government and Queensland Government issued their initial responses to the Disability Royal Commission’s recommendations. The responses generated disappointment throughout the disability community, including the disability advocacy sector. QIDAN has carefully analysed the Australian and Queensland Governments’ responses to the Disability Royal Commission’s final report and recommendations, and we have… Continue reading QIDAN position paper – Government responses to DRC

The creation of a Foundational Supports Framework is one of the key recommendations made in the NDIS Review Report released in October 2023. Consultations were open to the public for discussion about what these supports should look like. QIDAN attended two sessions online and one face-to-face session in Brisbane to provide input and advice from… Continue reading QIDAN submission – General Foundational Supports

Reflecting on the 2023-2024 financial year, it is clear to us that there is a growing need for a strong and responsive disability advocacy sector. The ongoing reform triggered by the NDIS Review and the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) have created complex challenges and unprecedented change. At the same time, the reform has highlighted the… Continue reading QIDAN Annual Report

As the coordinator of QIDAN, Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion (QAI) was engaged by the Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services (‘the Department’) and Queensland Treasury Corporation (‘QTC’) to consult with the advocacy sector in Queensland to inform the early development of a disability Targeted Foundational Supports Service System (TFSSS). In our consultations with… Continue reading QIDAN submission – Targeted Foundational Supports

QIDAN consulted with its advocates across Queensland, who delivered over 10,000 hours of assistance related to NDIS issues in the 2022-2023 financial year. The National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 (‘The NDIS Bill No 1 2024’) caused some agitation in the disability community, given the numerous changes… Continue reading QIDAN submission – NDIS Bill No. 1 2024