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International Peak Bodies

There is a number of international and global disability peak bodies. These include:

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Disability Employment Peak Bodies

There are a number of disability employment peak bodies in Australia. These include:

Physical Disabilities

Intellectual Disability Peak Bodies

Brain Injury Peak Bodies

There are a number of peak bodies in Australia for people with an acquired brain injury. These include:

Vision Impairment Peak Bodies

Hearing Impairment Peak Bodies

Mental Health Peak Bodies

There is a number of mental health and psychosocial disability peak bodies in Australia. These include:

Autism Peak Bodies

Cerebral Palsy Peak Bodies

There are a number of peak bodies for people with cerebral palsy in Australia. These include:

The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO)

The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations is the peak organisation in the disability sector representing people with lived experience of disability. Their are national and state disability advocacy organisations run by and for people with disability and their families, representing Australians with disability. Roles include:

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AFDO

The Australian Network on Disability

(AND)

The Australian Network on Disability is a not-for-profit organisation advancing the inclusion of people with disability in all aspects of business. The Australian Network on Disability (AND) is a national, membership based, for-purpose organisation that supports organisations to advance the inclusion of people with disability in all aspects of business.

Children & Young People With Disability (CYDA)

Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) is the national peak body which represents children and young people (aged 0-25) with disability. CYDA is a link between the direct experiences of children and young people with disability and their families to federal government and other key stakeholders provides. Their services include:

Disability Peoples Organisation Australia (DPO)

Disability Peoples Organisations Australia (DPO) Australia promotes and advances the human rights and freedoms of all people with disability in Australia. Their work spans a range of areas including:

Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA)

Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA) is the national representative body for a network of advocacy organisations throughout Australia. DANA supports and strengthens independent disability advocacy organisations in their work of advocating for and with people with disability. DANA does this by 

  • Promote the role and value of independent advocacy

  • Give our members a collective voice

  • Support communication and the sharing of information between advocacy organisations

  • Provide support and development for members, staff, and volunteers of advocacy organisations

  • Promote or start research that support our mission

  • Promote the human rights, needs and value of people with disabilities.

  • Find a Advocate

  • Advocacy Jobs

  • Publications

  • Disability Royal Commission

First Peoples Disability Network Australia (FPDN)

First Peoples Disability Network Australia advocates for the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability.

National Disability Services (NDS)

National Disability Services (NDS) is Australia's peak body for non-government disability service organisations. National Disability Services (NDS) is Australia's peak body for non-government disability service organisations, representing over 1080 non-government service providers. Collectively, NDS members operate several thousand services for Australians with all types of disability.

National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA)

 National Ethnic Disability Alliance is the national peak body for people with disability, their families and carers, from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

People With Disability Australia

(PWD)

Women With Disabilities Australia

(WWDA)

Disability Australia Hub

Disability Australia Hub is a website connecting people with disability organisations around Australia.

DSC is a group of NDIS experts that support organisations to succeed in NDIS complexity, that's the only thing we do. We specialise in all things NDIS; from strategy and transition to new business models and training.

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