Advocacy Services
| People with Disability (PWD) | PWD is a national peak disability rights and advocacy organisation. | 1800 422 015 | www.pwd.org.au |
| Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association (MDAA) | MDAA is the peak body for people from a non-English speaking background (NESB) with disability and their families and carers in NSW. | 02 9891 6400 | www.mdaa.org.au |
| Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS) | IDRS is a community legal centre in New South Wales. We work with people with an intellectual disability to exercise and advance their rights. | 02 9318 0144 | www.idrs.org.au |
| Family Advocacy | Support, education and advocacy for families who have a child with a developmental disability | 02 9689 0866 | www.family-advocacy.com |
| Ability Advocacy | Provides advocacy services for people with disabilities on the North Coast of NSW | 02 6628 8188 | www.abilityadvocacy.org.au |
| Valid Inc | Disability advocacy service for people with intellectual disability in Victoria. | 03 9416 4003 | www.valid.org.au |
| Regional Disability Advocacy Service Inc | Wagga Wagga based Disability Advocacy Service for the Riverina Region of NSW | 1800 250 292 | www.rdas.org.au |
| Side by Side Advocacy Inc | Individual and Citizen Advocacy for people with disabilities in North Western Sydney. | 02 9808 5500 | www.sidebysideadvocacy.org.au |
| Citizen Advocacy Western Syd | Citizen Advocacy provide advocacy to people with intellectual disability in auburn, blacktown, the Hills, Parramatta and Auburn area. | 02 9893 8210 | http://www.caws.com.au/ |
| Newell citizen Advocacy | Citizen Advocacy for the Newell Area Of NSW | 02 6792 3195 | Email: newellca@northnet.com.au |
| Illawarra Advocacy | Illawarra region Citizen Advocacy website | 02 4229 4064 | http://www.illawarraadvocacy.org.au/ |
| Interaction Disability Services | Interaction Disability Services is a not-for-profit, NDIS-registered organisation committed to supporting and empowering people living with intellectual disability. | 1300 668 123 | https://interactionservices.org/ |
Peak Bodies
| NCID | The National Council on Intellectual Disability (NCID) is the national association representing people with intellectual disability and their families in Australia. | 02 6296 4400 | www.ncid.org.au |
| NSW CID | The NSW Council for Intellectual Disability (NSW CID) is the peak organisation in NSW representing the interests of people with intellectual disability | 02 9211 611 | www.nswcid.org.au |
| NCOSS | NCOSS is the peak body for the social and community services sector in NSW. They work towards achieving social justice in NSW | 02 9211 2599 | www.ncoss.org.au |
| Disability Council of NSW | The Disability Council of NSW is the official advisory body to the State Government on disability matters. They provide advice to the Australian govt. on the effect of national policy at a State level. | 02 9211 2866 | www.disabilitycouncil.nsw.gov.au |
| Physical Disability Council of NSW | The Physical Disability Council of NSW Inc (PDCN) is the peak body in NSW representing people with physical disability across the state. | 02 9552 1606 | www.pdcnsw.org.au |
Complaint Services
| National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline | The National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline is an Australia-wide telephone hotline for reporting abuse and neglect of people with disabilities using government funded services. Allegations are referred to the appropriate authority for investigation. | 1800 880 052 | www.jobaccess.gov.au/people-with-disability/do-you-need-report-abuse-or-neglect-people-with-disability |
| CRRS – Complaints Resolution & Referral Service | A complaint resolution service for people using Commonwealth-funded disability employment and advocacy services. | 1800 880 052 | www.jobaccess.gov.au/complaints |
Information Services
| Ideas Inc | Information on disability services and support in the Riverina/Murray areas | 1800 029 924 | www.ideas.org.au |
| Disability and Aged Information Service Inc (DAISI) | DAISI provides information on services and supports available to assist people with disabilities in the Far North Coast NSW. | 02 6622 8002 | www.daisi.asn.au |
| Penrith Disabilities Resource Centre (PDRC) | To provide information, advocacy and support for people with disabilities in the Penrith Area | 02 4732 2363 | www.pdrc.org.au |
| Disability Information & Referral Centre NSW (DIRC) | DIRC provides information regarding disability services in NSW | 02 9657 1796 | www.dircsa.org.au |
| Down Syndrome Association NSW Inc | Support and information for people with Down Syndrome and their families. | 02 9683 4333 | www.downsyndrome.org.au |
Counselling Services
| 1800RESPECT | 1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. | 1800 737 732 | www.1800respect.org.au |
| Beyond Blue | Provides information and support for anxiety, depression and suicide prevention for everyone in Australia | 1300 22 4636 | www.beyondblue.org.au |
| Blue Knot Foundation | Blue Knot provides information and support for anyone who is affected by complex trauma. Complex trauma is repeated, ongoing, and often extreme interpersonal trauma (between people) – violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation experienced as a child, young person and adult. | 1300 657 380 | www.blueknot.org.au |
| Interrelate | Our programs and services empower families to build and navigate strong, resilient and healthy relationships, from primary school through to adulthood. | 1300 473 528 | www.interrelate.org.au |
| Lifeline | a national charity providing all Australians experiencing emotional distress with access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services. | 13 11 14 | www.lifeline.org.au |
| MensLine Australia | MensLine Australia is a telephone and online counselling service offering support for Australian men anywhere, anytime. | 1300 78 99 78 | www.mensline.org.au |
| The Woman’s Cottage | Community based support and resource centre, run by women, for women and children | 02 4578 4190 | www.womenscottage.org.au |
