Intellectual Disability Rights Service
The Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS) is a specialist legal advocacy service for people with intellectual disability in New South Wales. We work with and for people with intellectual disability to exercise and advance their rights.
Announcements:
Free Training: Advocacy for parents with intellectual disability
IDRS is offering a free one day training course for disability advocates on supporting parents with intellectual disability.
Please download the free training flyer (PDF file) for further details.
Training date: Wednesday, 30 May 2012; 9:30AM to 4:00PM
Volunteering opportunity - includes free training
Criminal Justice Support Network (CJSN) is recruiting volunteers in the Shoalhaven-Illawarra area to provide support for people with intellectual disability at court
Please contact Corinna for further details on (02) 4228 4040 or corinna@idrs.org.au
To read about the role, please click Volunteering with Criminal Justice Support network
Current projects:
The Step by Step Guide to making Section 32 (MHFPA) Applications
- - section32[at]idrs[dot]org[dot]au to obtain a free copy or for information about free training
- You can also call (02) 9318 0144 and speak to Mitch for further information
- Click on above link or the image to find out about locations and dates of future training
Services we provide:
Legal advice
- Free of charge and can be over the phone or face to face
- Legal advice is given to benefit people with intellectual disability
- Appointments can be made by calling IDRS
Support at court
- For people with intellectual disability going to court for criminal matters
- Available for legal appointments and other court processes
- A state-wide service in NSW for victims, witnesses and defendants
Support at police stations
- 24/7 state-wide service in NSW for people with intellectual disability
- Includes telephone legal advice at the police station
- Available to victims, witnesses and people accused of committing a crime
Help for parents with intellectual disability
- For care and protection matters
- Legal advice, information and referral service
- We also provide consultation and education for service providers
Education and training
- For people with intellectual disability, parents, advocates and service providers
- For lawyers, police officers and court officials
- Some training programs can be customised to address the needs of service providers
Consultation for lawyers
- To help clients with intellectual disability
- To discuss legal avenues open to people with intellectual disability
- Provide information about providing services to a person with intellectual disability
Publications and resources
- For solicitors, service providers, carers and people with intellectual disability
- Most are free of charge, some can be be downloaded
- Please call IDRS to get these by post
We also work towards policy and law reform
IDRS policy and law reform submissions
- Publications relating to IDRS policy and law reform submissions
- Including reports relating to our major campaigns
Accessibility Tools
Do you have a legal problem?
Call 02 9318 0144
Do you need to go to court?
Call 02 9318 0144 for support
Do you need support at a police station?
Call 1300 665 908 (24/7)
The Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS) can be found at:
Postal Address:
PO Box 3347
Redfern, NSW 2016
| Phone | 02 9318 0144 |
|---|---|
| Fax | 02 9318 2887 |
| FREECALL | 1800 666 611 |
| info[at]idrs[dot]org[dot]au | |
| CJSN Details | |
| Phone | 1300 665 908 |
| cjsn[at]idrs[dot]org[dot]au | |