How to advocate

This resource helps school and tertiary students with disability to build self-advocacy skills and provides guidance on how to raise and resolve concerns with their education provider.

Have your say about a First Nations Disability Forum

Consultation on a First Nations Disability Forum is now open.

The Australian Government is seeking input on how a First Nations Disability Forum could be designed.

This is a commitment made in response to the Disability Royal Commission recommendation 9.10.

Your feedback will be used to develop options for what a forum could look like.

Your feedback can be provided by:

Supporting younger people in residential aged care (YPIRAC) toolkit

Aged care in Australia is not designed to support younger people under the age of 65. This is why the Australian Government is committed to reducing the number of younger people in residential aged care.

A new interactive toolkit aims to help younger people and their families, carers, nominees and support coordinators understand the:

Australia’s Disability Strategy gets an update

Australia’s Disability Strategy
We have updated Australia’s Disability Strategy to deliver better outcomes for people with disability.

Disability Workforce Toolkit

Educational resources, videos, fact sheets and tools specifically developed for clinicians and support workers working with people with disabilities.

Supporting recovery from sexual assault

Laurel House is a not-for-profit, community-based sexual assault support service that operates across the North, North-East and North-West Tasmania.

Disability in the Bush

This website contains information and stories from Indigenous people for Indigenous people, in language, and talks about how the NDIS can help people living in remote areas of Australia to access support to move around, find work, get suitable housing, get health care and carer support, and more. You can also listen to an overview of the NDIS in Anindilyakwa, Pitjantjatjara, Tiwi, Western Aranda and Yolgnu.

Release of the National Autism Strategy 2025-31

Media release
The Strategy aims to improve the quality of life for all Autistic people in a way that is meaningful to them.

Digital Work and Study Service (DWSS)

The Digital Work and Study Service (DWSS) helps young people with mental ill health achieve their work or study goals through one-on-one support.

Individual Placement and Support Program (IPS)

The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) program helps young people with mental ill health achieve their work or study goals through one-on-one support.