Artist: Miss Donna Gayford McLaren. Click here to view full artwork

Welcome to IDRS

IDRS is a free service for people with intellectual or other cognitive impairment. We can help people living in NSW. You do not need an NDIS package to get help from our services. We work alongside people with cognitive impairment to promote and protect their rights.

Ability Rights Centre (our community legal centre) provides help with legal problems, advocacy, support to appeal decisions of the National Disability Insurance Agency, rights education for people with cognitive impairment, and assistance for parents with intellectual disability at risk of losing care of their children.

ARC Services: Call 02 9265 6350

Justice Advocacy Service (JAS) provides support for people with intellectual or other cognitive disability who are involved in the criminal legal system as victims, accused/defendants or witnesses. This includes 24/7 support for people with cognitive impairment under arrest at a police station.

JAS Services: Call 1300 665 908

Easy Read Section

We have developed an Easy Read Section for people who have trouble reading.

Go straight to our Easy Read Section.

Legal Help

Justice Support

Education & Training

Parents with Disability

Resource Centre

The team at IDRS acknowledges and pays respect to the traditional owners and custodians on whose land we walk, work and live.

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