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The NSW Disability Advocacy Futures Program (DAFP) supports the 1.5 million people in NSW with disability to access NSW Government and mainstream community services.
The DAFP program is based on the recommendations arising from the 2019 NSW Ageing and Disability Commission’s Review into Disability Advocacy in NSW 2019.
The program commenced in 2022 and currently funds 20 disability advocacy organisations to provide individual, systemic and representative advocacy to people with disability, their families, and carers to support their access to mainstream services and supports such as health, education, housing and legal/justice advice. The new DAFP contracts are effective from 1 July 2026.
The NSW Disability Advocacy Network (NDAN) provides a forum for funded advocacy providers to engage with peers, government agencies and the Minster for Disability Inclusion to influence advocacy policy and direction and provide feedback on issues and successes. For further information contact the NDAN Secretariat: The Physical Disability Council of NSW.
| DAFP provider | Contract type | Location | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACT Disability Aged Carer Advocacy Service Limited | Indiviual Advocacy | Southern NSW, Illawarra Shoalhaven and Murrumbidgee | Phone: (02) 6242 5060 Email: adacas@adacas.org.au Online contact form: contact us Website: ACT Disability, Aged Carer Advocacy Service Limited |
| Action for People with Disability Inc | Individual Advocacy | Northern Sydney and Central Coast | Phone: (02) 9449 5355 Email: referral@actionadvocacy.org.au Online contact form: contact us Website: Action for People with Disability Inc |
| Advocacy Law Alliance Ltd | Individual Advocacy | Western Sydney and Nepean Blue Mountains Western and Far West NSW
| Advocacy Law Alliance – Enquiries Disability Advocacy NSW Mid North Coast Legal Centre Disability Law NSW |
| Blind Citizens Australia | Representative Advocacy | Statewide | Phone: 1800 033 660 Email: bca@bca.org.au Website: Blind Citizens Australia |
| Deaf Services Limited | Representative Advocacy | Statewide | Phone: 1800 893 855 Email: info@deafconnect.org.au Website: Deaf Connect |
| Down Syndrome Association of NSW Inc | Representative Advocacy | Statewide | Phone: (02) 9481 4444 Email: admin@downsyndromensw.org.au Online contact form: contact us Website: Down Syndrome NSW |
| First Peoples Disability Rights Service Inc | Individual Advocacy - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Systemic Advocacy - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | Statewide - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | Phone: (02) 9267 4195 Email: advocacy@fpdn.org.au Website: First Peoples Disability Network |
| Intellectual Disability Rights Service Inc | Individual Advocacy - Legal | Statewide | Phone: (02) 9265 6350 or 1300 665 908 Email: arc@idrs.org.au Online contact form: contact us Website: Intellectual Disability Rights Service |
| Mental Health Carers Arafmi NSW Inc | Systemic Advocacy - Psychosocial Advocacy | Statewide | Phone: (02) 9332 0777 Email: mhcnadmin@mentalhealthcarersnsw.org Online contact form: contact us Website: Mental Health Carers NSW |
| Motor Neurone Disease NSW Ltd | Representative Advocacy | Statewide | Phone: (02) 8877 0999 or 1800 777 175 Online contact form: contact us Website: Motor Neurone Disease NSW Ltd |
| Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of New South Wales Incorporated | Individual Advocacy - Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Systemic Advocacy - Culturally and Linguistically Diverse | Statewide - Culturally and Linguistically Diverse | Phone: 1800 629 072 Email: mdaa@mdaa.org.au Online contact form: contact us Website: Multicultural Disability Advocacy Australia |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Representative Advocacy | Statewide | Phone: (02) 9888 5711 Email: info@mdnsw.org.au Online contact form: contact us Website: Muscular Dystrophy NSW Ltd |
| New South Wales Council for Intellectual Disability | Systemic Advocacy - Intellectual Disability | Statewide | Phone: 1800 424 065 Email: info@cid.org.au Online contact form: contact us Website: NSW Council for Intellectual Disability |
| People with Disability Australia Ltd | Individual Advocacy - South Western Sydney Individual Advocacy - Sydney, Southern Eastern Sydney Systemic Advocacy - Cross Disability | Statewide | Phone:1800 422 015 Email: pwd@pwd.org.au Online contact form: contact us Website: People with Disability Australia Limited |
| Physical Disability Council of NSW Incorporated | System Advocacy - Physical Disability | Statewide | Phone: 1800 688 831 or (02) 9552 1606 Email: admin@pdcnsw.org.au Online contact form: contact us Website: Physical Disability Council of NSW Inc NSW Disability Advocacy Network Secretariat: admin@pdcnsw.org.au |
| Side-by-Side Advocacy | Representative Advocacy | Statewide | Phone: (02) 9808 5500 Email: info@sidebysideadvocacy.org.au Online contact form: contact us Website: Side By Side Advocacy Incorporated |
| Spinal Cord Injuries Australia | Representative Advocacy | Statewide | Phone: 1800 819 775 Email: info@scia.org.au Online contact form: contact us Website: Spinal Cord Injuries Australia Limited |
| Stroke Recovery Association Inc | Representative Advocacy | Statewide | Phone: 1300 650 594 Email: info@strokensw.org.au Website: Stroke Recovery Association NSW |
| Synapse Australia Limited | Representative Advocacy | Statewide | Phone: 1800 673 074 Email: info@synapse.org.au Online contact form: contact us Website: Synapse Australia Ltd |
| The Institute for Family Advocacy and Leadership Development Association Inc | Representative Advocacy | Statewide | Phone: 1800 620 588 Online contact form: contact us Website: The Institute for Family Advocacy & Leadership Development |
The Disability Advocacy Futures Program Special Purposes and Projects, and Sector Development grants are short terms (one year) grants that help people with disability in NSW who need support to access NSW Government and mainstream services.
The program supports projects that help people with disability take part in their communities with more confidence and better information, especially where no other funding is available. It also focuses on improving the quality of advocacy services, encouraging organisations to work together, and supporting new ideas.
Further information is available at the NSW Government grants and funding website.
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