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On Saturday 17 September Mitry Lawyers announced a class action would be launched against the Commonwealth Government on behalf of people who are 65 years and over and who have a disability, due to their exclusion from the NDIS. To gain access to the NDIS, a person must meet several criteria, which includes the age… Continue reading NDIS class action
Read MoreIn August 2022, the Queensland Independent Disability Advocacy Network (QIDAN) met with the Hon Craig Crawford, Minister for Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, to discuss some of the key issues that Queenslanders with disability experience. Following the meeting, QIDAN prepared a report for the Minister highlighting housing… Continue reading QIDAN data analysis – housing
Read MoreIn July 2022, the Queensland Independent Disability Advocacy Network (QIDAN) prepared a report for the Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships (DSDSATSIP). The report analyses the Pathways information & referral services as well as Queensland Disability Advocacy Program data from January – May 2022. The report highlights the significant… Continue reading QIDAN data analysis
Read MoreAbout us Pathways was created to assist Queenslanders with disability, their families, friends, and carers to find disability advocacy support based on their needs and location, ending the need for people to call multiple organisations trying to find who is best placed to assist. Pathways aims to understand the issues Queenslanders with disability are facing,… Continue reading Call for Volunteers
Read MoreAfter the official launch on 1 April 2022, the 11 organisations which collectively make up the Queensland Disability Advocacy Network met to discuss our systemic priorities for the upcoming year. During the day, the network decided to rename itself to the Queensland Independent Disability Advocacy Network. The inclusion of the word ‘independent’ was unanimously voted… Continue reading QDAN Renamed to QIDAN
Read MoreOn 1 April 2022, the Hon. Craig Crawford MP, Minister for Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships officially launched the newly funded state-wide information and referral service “Pathways” and the newly formed Queensland Independent Disability Advocacy Network (QIDAN). The launch was attended by the Pathways staff, the 11… Continue reading The Official Launch!
Read MorePathways is a newly established state-wide information and referral service, funded by the Queensland Government to connect Queenslanders with disability to advocacy services. Queenslanders with disability, their friends, families and carers can contact Pathways by telephone, email, or web enquiry to receive information and referrals to assist with issues they are experiencing. Pathways was created… Continue reading What is Pathways?
Read MoreThe Queensland Disability Advocacy Network (QDAN), was established at the beginning of 2022…
Read MoreWhile Pathways has been taking both phone and web based enquiries from Queenslanders since the beginning of January, the team behind Pathways are excited for the upcoming official launch. Pathways will be joined by the representatives of the Queensland Disability Advocacy Network (QDAN), which will also be launch by the Hon. Craig Crawford MP, Minister… Continue reading Official Launch Coming Soon…
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