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Archive newsletters 2013-2017 here (pdf) here (txt)
- AMIDA newsletter July2018 (pdf) July2018 (txt)
- AMIDA newsletter August2018invitetoAGM (pdf)
- AMIDA newsletter December2018 (pdf)
- AMIDA newsletter May2019a (pdf)
- AMIDA newsletter August2019a (pdf)
- AMIDA newsletter December2019 (pdf) December2019 text
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Reports & Submissions by AMIDA
- SenateSubmissionMay1997 (pdf)
- Respecting Renters Rights 1997. (pdf) (RespectingRentersRights1997) (txt)
- National Disability Advocacy Program Review (pdf) (txt)
- 2008ReviewoftheRegsofSRSinVictoria (pdf) 2008ReviewoftheRegsofSRSinVictoria (txt)
- SRSReview2009 (pdf) (SRSReview2009)
- Review of Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities – AMIDA response 2011 Charter review 2011(pdf)
- Comments on the Review of Guardianship Laws 2011 AMIDAGuardianshipApril 2011Notes (pdf)
- FCDC_parliamentary_submission-2009 (pdf) FCDC_parliamentary_submission-2009 (txt)
- AMIDAsubmissiontoSenateonDeptSocialServicetendering (pdf)
- AMIDAsubmissiontoSenateonDeptSocialServicetendering (txt)
- Quality&SafeguardSystemNDISSubmissApril2015 (pdf) Quality&SafeguardSystemNDISSubmissApril2015 (txt)
- SubmissiontotheFamilyandCommunityDevelopmentCommittee (pdf)
- SubmissiontotheFamilyandCommunityDevelopmentCommittee (txt)
- supplimentarysubmissiontoFamilyandCommunityDevelopmentcommitteeJune2015 (pdf)
- supplimentarysubmissiontoFamilyandCommunityDevelopmentcommitteeJune2015 (Word doc)
- AMIDAsubmissiontotheSenateInquiryintoViolence2015 (pdf)
- AMIDAsubmissiontotheSenateInquiryintoViolence2015 (txt)
- Inquiryintothe2014VicstateelectionAMIDA’ssubmission (pdf)
- Inquiryintothe2014VicstateelectionAMIDA’ssubmission (txt)
- RTALayingTheGroundworkAugust2015 (pdf) RTALayingTheGroundworkAugust2015 (txt)
- InformationlinkagesandCapacitybuildingframeworkMarch15 (pdf)
- InformationlinkagesandCapacitybuildingframeworkMarch15 (txt)
- ReviewoftheNationalDisabilityAdvocacyFrameworkJuly2015 (pdf)
- ReviewoftheNationalDisabilityAdvocacyFrameworkJuly2015 (txt)
- RTAReviewSecurityofTenureDecember2015(pdf) RTAReviewSecurityofTenureDecember2015 (txt).
- SDAPricingpaymentFramework nov 2015(pdf) SDAPricingpaymentFramework nov 2015 (txt)
- SDAFrameworkfeedbackfromAMIDA2016 (pdf) SDAFrameworkfeedbackfromAMIDA2016 (txt)
- SDA Pricing Position Paper AMIDA feedback April2016 (pdf) SDA Pricing Position Paper AMIDA feedback April2016 (txt)
- NDIS-SDA-Position-Paper-on-Draft-Pricing-and-Payments (1)April2016 (pdf) NDIS-SDA-Position-Paper-on-Draft-Pricing-and-Payments (1)April2016 (txt)
- SDA Decision Paper June 2016 (pdf) SDADecisionPaperJune2016 (pdf)
- StandingcommitteeonAccommodationanddisability (pdf) StandingcommitteeonAccommodationanddisability (txt)
- RTAReviewRent,BondsOtherChargesApril2016 (pdf) RTAReviewRent,BondsOtherChargesApril2016 (txt)
- RTADisputeResolutionJune2016 (pdf) RTADisputeResolutionJune2016 (txt)
- srsreviewlegislativeframeworknov2016 (pdf) srsreviewlegislativeframeworknov2016 (txt)
- NDISCodeOfConductJune2017 (pdf) NDISCodeOfContactJune2017 (txt)
- SDAconsultationAMIDAJune2017 (pdf) SDAconsultationAMIDAJune2017 (txt)
- FairerSaferHousingOptionsFebruary2017 (pdf) FairerSaferHousingOptionsFebruary2017 (txt)
- FeedbackforDisabilityServiceSafeguardsBill2018AMIDA (pdf)
- DraftDisabilityactionplan2018-2020FEEDBACKFROMAMIDA (pdf)
- AMIDASubmissionAustBuildingCodeBoardNov2018 (pdf) AMIDASubmissionforAustralianBuildingCodesBoardDec18 (txt)
- AMIDAConsultationTermsofReferenceRoyalCommission28Mar19 (pdf) AMIDAConsultationontheTermsofReference-RoyalCommission28Mar19 (txt)
- AMIDAResponsetoDisabilityActReview28Mar19 (pdf) AMIDAResponsetoDisabilityActReview28Mar19 (txt)
- AMIDA comments Improving NDIS experience 2019
- Consultation-NDA-5-Jul-19
- AMIDA-ThinMarketsProjectSurvey-28May19.docx AMIDANDISThinMarketsProjectSurveyMay19.pdf
- SubmissionTuneReport-22Oct19.docx AMIDASubmissionTuneReport22Oct19.pdf
- RTA-submission-18-Dec-19.pdf
- AMIDAGroupHomesissuespaperresponse2020 (pdf)
- Disability Royal Commission Group Homes Issues Paper response. February 2020
- ABCB-RISforNCCletterMar2020
- Parliamentary-Inquiry-into-Homelessness-16-Mar-2020.pdf
- AMIDA letter to MPs re Accessible building for housing May 2020
- AMIDASubmissionAustralianBuildingCodesBoardRISAug2020.docx AMIDAsubmissionAustralianBuildingCodesRISAug2020.pdf
- AMIDA submission Disability Strategy beyond Oct 2020
- AMIDA-BudgetsPlanningResponse-19Feb21
- AMIDA-IAResponse-JSC-31Mar21
- AMIDASub10yearsocialhousingstrategy2021
- AMIDA Disability State Plan submission Apr 2021
- NDIS Home & Living Consultation – An Ordinary Life at Home 10 Sep 21
- AMIDA-response-to-proposed-NDIS-legislative-changes-October-2021.pdf
- AMIDA-Social-Housing-Regulation-Aboriginal-Housing-8-Nov-21.pdf
- AMIDA-response-to-Social-Housing-Regulation-Review-Interim-Report-28-Feb-22.pdf
- National-Housing-and-Homelessness-Agreement-Productivity-Commission-submission-18-Mar-22.pdf
- National-Disability-Advocacy-Framework-AMIDA-27-Jun-22
- Rooming House Regulations Jan 2023
Annual Reports
- AnnualReport2010 (pdf) AnnualReport2010 (txt)
- AnnualReport2011 (pdf) AnnualReport2011 (txt)
- AnnualReport2012 (pdf) AnnualReport2012 (txt)
- AnnualReport2013 (pdf) AnnualReport2013 (txt)
- Annual Report 2014 (pdf) Annual Report 2014 (txt)
- AnnualReport2015 (pdf) AnnualReport2015 (txt)
- AnnualReport2016 (pdf) AnnualReport2016 (txt)
- AnnualReport2017 (pdf) AnnualReport2017 (txt)
- AnnualReport2018 (pdf) AnnualReport2018 (txt)
- AnnualReport2019 (pdf) AnnualReport2019 (txt)
- AnnualReport2020 (pdf) FinancialReport2020 (pdf)
- AnnualReport2021 (pdf)
Other Reports and Papers
- AMIDA Housing and Self Advocacy Conference 1989 WhatmakesHousingGood (pdf)
- AMIDA Housing and Self Advocacy Conference 1989 StatementofRightsandBeliefs (pdf)
- VictorianDisabilityAdvocacyNetwork(VDAN)responsetoNationalDisabilityAdvocacyreview2006(pdf)
- TheJanefieldInvestigation (pdf)
- ChallengingInstitutionsNov2000Report (pdf) (ChallengingInstitutionsNov2000Report) (txt)
- ChallengingInstitutionsNov2000Politicsoflabelling (pdf) (Challenging Institutions-plainEnglishversion2000) (txt)
- LivingwithDisabilityResearchSupportinginclusionofpeoplewithcognitivedisabilities (pdf) AMIDA was part of the Reference Group for this research
- LivingwithDisabilityResearchSupportinginclusionofpeoplewithcognitivedisabilities (txt)
- SUB_160304_HousingforPeoplewithDisability.FINAL (pdf) SUB_160304_HousingforPeoplewithDisability.FINAL (txt)
- Productivity Commission Inquiry Report, Disability Care and Support. 2011 https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/disability-support/report
- Office of the Public Advocate, Interagency Guideline for Addressing Violence, Neglect and Abuse (IGUANA). https://www.publicadvocate.vic.gov.au/opa-s-work/our-organisation/policies-plans-and-protocols/interagency-guideline-for-addressing-violence-neglect-and-abuse-iguana
Reports from Inquiries
- Impact on service quality, efficiency and sustainability of recent Commonwealth community service tendering processes by the Department of Social Services- 16 September 2015 http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Grants/Final_Report
- Ombudsman Report- Reporting and investigation of allegations of abuse in the disability sector: Phase 1 – the effectiveness of statutory oversight June 2015 https://www.ombudsman.vic.gov.au/getattachment/c6499f78-0eec-4e4a-8e94-e4cd716a64f8 Phase 2 – https://www.ombudsman.vic.gov.au/our-impact/investigation-reports/reporting-and-investigation-of-allegations-of-abuse-in-the-disability-sector-phase-2-incident-reporting/
- Report of Inquiry into Violence, abuse and neglect against people with disability in institutional and residential settings, including the gender and age related dimensions, and the particular situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability, and culturally and linguistically diverse people with disability – http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Violence_abuse_neglect/Report
- Parliament of Victoria – Inquiry into Abuse in Disability Services Interim Report – http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/fcdc/article/1851
- Report and Response to the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into abuse in Disability Services http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/fcdc/inquiries/article/1851
Presentations
- YDAS Housing Forum – AMIDApresentation
- Community Forum: The future of housing for people with disability –
Campaigns
- Communitylivingalliance (pdf) (Communitylivingalliance) (txt)
- The Community Living Indicators CLIPReport- April ’03 (pdf) (CommunityLivingIndicatorsProject) (txt)
- Theforumsprojectreport (pdf) (Theforumsprojectreport) (txt)