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) services – 02 9265 6350 The Ability Rights Centre […]
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Seeking Volunteer Lawyers
Seeking Volunteer Lawer for After-Hours Criminal Law Service The Intellectual Disability Rights Service is looking for lawyers with at least 2 years’ experience working in the area of criminal law who are willing to be added to our after-hours volunteer roster to provide telephone legal advice to people with cognitive impairment who are in police […]
NDIS – National Day of Action
On Friday May 3, people from across Australia will be taking action to make sure the NDIS is at the top of the agenda this federal election. The team at Every Australian Counts want as many people as possible to get involved in any way they can! More voices, make louder noise and then our […]
Enabling Fairness in Care and Protection
The Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS) Parents’ Program provides legal advice and representation and specialist non-legal assistance to parents with intellectual disability who are involved with the Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) across NSW. The program has a strong record of family preservation when working with parents prior to care applications being made, […]
A statewide WIN for people with cognitive impairment
Statewide justice advocacy for people with cognitive impairment IDRS is delighted and excited to announce that our tender to deliver the Justice Advocacy Service, funded by Department of Justice, has been successful. Thank you to our many supporters, and particularly to our very special volunteers who have made this possible. The new Justice Advocacy Service […]
Influence organisations and lead respect for rights
Investing in people with intellectual disability to influence organisations and lead respect for rights. The team at IDRS have secured a grant of $114,300 as part of the Disabled Peoples and Families Organisations – Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) Readiness Grant Round 2018 grant. The grant will see the team develop training to prepare […]
