Communities and Justice

Disability Advocacy Futures Program

In his report on disability advocacy funding in NSW, the NSW Ageing and Disability Commissioner, Mr Robert Fitzgerald AM, recommended a renewed program of disability advocacy funding for the NSW Government under the Disability Advocacy Futures Program (DAFP).

Starting from 1 January 2022, the DAFP will support the approximately 1.4 million people living with disability in NSW to access NSW Government funded and delivered services.

The DAFP includes three core advocacy services:

  • Individual Disability Advocacy to assist individuals to access services and supports. This includes statewide services for Legal, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and culturally and linguistically diverse disability advocacy, as well as location-based services.
  • Systemic Disability Advocacy to address systemic issues affecting people with disability or particular groups of people with disability.
  • Representative Disability Advocacy: membership organisations run by or on behalf of people with particular disabilities.

DAFP service providers

Individual Disability Advocacy

Individual Disability Advocacy service providers listed by group or location.
Group or location Service provider
Legal disability advocacy Intellectual Disability Rights Service
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander First Peoples Disability Network (Australia) Ltd
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW
Southern NSW, Illawarra Shoalhaven and Murrumbidgee ACT Disability, Aged Carer Advocacy Service Limited
Northern Sydney and Central Coast

Action for People with Disability Inc

Advocacy Law Alliance Incorporated have a brokerage arrangement with Action for People with Disability for the Central Coast

Hunter New England, Northern NSW and Mid North Coast Advocacy Law Alliance Incorporated
Western and Far West NSW Advocacy Law Alliance Incorporated
Western Sydney and Nepean Blue Mountains Advocacy Law Alliance Incorporated
Sydney and South Eastern Sydney People with Disability Australia Limited
South Western Sydney People with Disability Australia Limited

Systemic Disability Advocacy

Systemic Disability Advocacy service providers listed by group or location.
Group or location Service provider
All Disabilities People with Disability Australia Limited
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander First Peoples Disability Network (Australia) Ltd
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW
Intellectual Disability NSW Council for Intellectual Disability
Physical Disability Physical Disability Council of NSW Inc
Psychosocial Disability Mental Health Carers NSW
Families and Carers To be confirmed

Representative Disability Advocacy

  • Blind Citizens Australia
  • Deaf Connect
  • Down Syndrome Association of NSW Inc
  • Motor Neurone Disease NSW Ltd
  • Muscular Dystrophy NSW Ltd
  • Spinal Cord Injuries Australia Limited
  • Stroke Recovery Association NSW
  • Synapse Australia Ltd
  • The Institute for Family Advocacy & Leadership Development

DAFP service providers contacts

ACT Disability, Aged Carer Advocacy Service Limited

Action for People with Disability Inc

Advocacy Law Alliance Incorporated

Central Coast:

Hunter North and South:

New England:

Northern NSW:

Mid North Coast:

Western and Far West NSW:

Western Sydney and Nepean Blue Mountains:

Advocacy Law Alliance Incorporated website

Blind Citizens Australia

Deaf Connect

Down Syndrome Association of NSW Inc

First Peoples Disability Network (Australia) Ltd

The Institute for Family Advocacy & Leadership Development

Intellectual Disability Rights Service

Mental Health Carers NSW

Motor Neurone Disease NSW Ltd

Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW

Muscular Dystrophy NSW Ltd

NSW Council for Intellectual Disability

People with Disability Australia Limited

Physical Disability Council of NSW Inc

Spinal Cord Injuries Australia Limited

Stroke Recovery Association NSW

Synapse Australia Ltd

Last updated:

13 Dec 2023