Useful contacts and links

Disability Advocacy Services

The organisations listed below provide individual advocacy for people with any disability.

Individual advocacy means advocating on behalf of the person in relation to a particular issue to get fair treatment. This can include criminal justice issues. Advocacy service will work alongside the person with disability and can be very helpful for people with criminal justice issues.

People with Disability Australia

Tel- 02 9370 3100

Tel- 1800 422 015

Website- www.pwd.org.au

living anywhere in NSW with advocates based in Redfern
living in three regions of NSW with locally based advocates in Queanbeyan, Sutherland and the Southern Tablelands and Southern Highlands

Ability Inc

Tel- (02) 6628 8188

Toll free- 1800 657 961

Email- admin[at]abilityincorporated[dot]org[dot]au

Website- www.abilityincorporated.org.au

Provides individual advocacy to people with disability living in the Far North Coast of NSW.

Action for People with Disability Inc

Tel- (02) 9449 5355

Email- action-for-people[at]swiftdsl[dot]com[dot]au

Website- www.actionadvocacy.org.au

Provides individual advocacy to people with disability living in North Sydney Local Planning Area.

Central Coast Disability Network

Tel- (02) 4324 2355

Email- ccdn[at]bigpond[dot]com

Website- www.ccdn.com.au

Provides individual advocacy to people with disability living in the Central Coast Region.

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Side by Side Advocacy

Tel- (02) 9808 5500

Email- info[at]sidebysideadvocacy[dot]org[dot]au

Website- www.sidebysideadvocacy.org.au

Provides individual advocacy to people with disability living in Ryde, Hunters Hill, Lane Cove, Hornsby, Willoughby, North Sydney, Northern Beaches.

City and Inner West Disability Advocacy

Tel- (02) 9281 8699

Email- ciwda[at]mdaa[dot]org[dot]au

Provides individual advocacy to people with disability living in Ashfield, Canada Bay, Leichhardt, Marrickville, City of Sydney.

Disability Advocacy Network (DAN)

Tel- (02) 6921 9225

Tel- 1800 250 292

Email- dan_inc[at]bigpond[dot]com

Website- www.dan-inc.net.au

Provides individual advocacy to people with disability living in Riverina, Murray, S/West Slopes, Southern Tablelands and Central Murrumbidgee.

Disability Advocacy NSW Inc (DA)

Tel- 1300 365 085

Email- da[at]da[dot]org[dot]au

Website- www.da.org.au

Provides individual advocacy to people with disability living in Newcastle, Hunter, Tamworth, Armidale, Coffs Harbour, Taree and Port Macquarie.

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Disability Advocacy and Information Service (DAIS)

Tel- (02) 6056 2420

Tel- 1300 886 388

Email- admin[at]disability-advocacy[dot]com[dot]au

Website- www.disability-advocacy.com.au

Provides individual advocacy to people with disability living in southern NSW and north-eastern Victoria (located in Wodonga). Provides court support for people with disability in Albury.