Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability
Wednesday, 15 May, 2019 - 10:16
VALID is contacted almost every day by NDIS participants, families, and Support Coordinators for advice about Support Coordination. NDIS participants tell VALID that they are not sure what their Support Coordinator should do for them, and Support Coordinators often call to request an advocate for a participant when the task that needs to be done is something a Support Coordinator should do.
Monday, 6 May, 2019 - 11:43
People with disability, families, carers and people who work in the sector all came together on Friday 3rd May for a National Day of Action, organised by Every Australia Counts, to demand a better NDIS.
Thursday, 2 May, 2019 - 15:15
VALID has undertaken an exciting new project focusing on LGBTIQA+ disability, working alongside disability organisations and LGBTIQA+ community healthcare services.
Monday, 15 April, 2019 - 13:24
A number of VALID staff members recently took part in Mental Health First Aid training.
Thursday, 4 April, 2019 - 10:20
Professor Gerard Quinn, from the National University of Ireland. was recently invited to Australia in March 2019 by Deakin University to do a series of presentations.
John McKenna and Gerard discuss how other countries are looking at topics such as guardianship, supported decision making, and how other countries are also looking closely at the development of our National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Monday, 25 March, 2019 - 14:50
Everyone has a right to live free from abuse and neglect
Thursday, 21 March, 2019 - 15:30
This year marked the 20th anniversary of the Having a Say Conference which was held at Deakin University Waterfront Campus. Over 1000 people from across Australia and the world attended the three-day event. It’s always fabulous to see everyone attending the conference, but especially this year in its 20th year.
Thursday, 21 March, 2019 - 11:43
Recently, Heather and Jon attended the Disability Support Worker Conference in Brisbane.
Thursday, 21 March, 2019 - 09:51
Many Victorians who are involved in disability and in particular have interacted with the Department of Health and Human Services will most likely
Monday, 25 February, 2019 - 14:52
The VALID Podcast provides regular commentary and updates on VALID’s work, and chats with other people who share their stories about disability. Our first podcast is an interview with Robert Martin MNZM.
