NDS applauds the Victorian Government’s initiative to further develop disability advocacy in the State, and for seeking feedback from people with disability and their families, advocates and carers.

NDS’s extensive work with the disability sector highlights the need for highly capable, well-informed, and widely-available disability advocacy services. For disability services, mainstream services, and individuals who access these services, the transition to the NDIS is creating significant and disruptive change. It is also establishing clear parameters for the role of disability service providers, as distinct from that of advocates.