by Intellectual Disability Rights Service | Nov 25, 2020 | News
Our Parents’ Program staff Kenn Clift (solicitor) and Julia Wren (parent advocate) are giving evidence to the Disability Royal Commission today Wednesday 25 November from 12md -1pm. The hearing is about Experiences of First Nation’s People with disability in their...
by Intellectual Disability Rights Service | Oct 15, 2020 | News
A disability advocate has detailed harrowing stories of abuse against some of Australia’s most vulnerable people – from physical assaults to being put in cages – by those paid by taxpayers to care for them. Tim Chate, a solicitor with the Intellectual Disability...
by Intellectual Disability Rights Service | Apr 9, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
Our team have developed a number of Easy Read Fact Sheets to help people with cognitive impairment understand COVID-19, the Government Rules and washing your hands to stay safe. If you want help understanding the rules and what happens if you have broken them call 02...
by Intellectual Disability Rights Service | Mar 23, 2020 | News
From Monday 23 March 2020 the Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS) team will be doing their work from home because of the Corona Virus. But you can still contact all IDRS services on the usual phone numbers . Here are the numbers: Ability Rights Centre (ARC)...
by Intellectual Disability Rights Service | Aug 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS) is a community legal centre and disability advocacy service working to ‘make rights real’ for people with intellectual and other cognitive impairments in NSW through a range of legal and advocacy services. We value...
