Hi all, We’re so excited to be in September, or, as we call it at NCDA, ‘Survey Month’! This month, we’re launching our 2026 Individual and Organisational Workforce Surveys, and we want to hear from the people who work across…

Hi everyone, As we head into the second half of the year, we’ve got a few exciting updates and opportunities to share. In September, we’ll be launching our annual individual and organisation advocacy workforce survey. This year, we’ve streamlined the…

Hi everyone, As organisations across the country continue their work on DASP funding applications, in July we’re taking the opportunity to place a greater emphasis on listening and engagement. We know this is a significant period for the sector, and…

Hi everyone, At the end of last month, applications opened for the new Disability Advocacy Support Program (DASP) funding grants. We recognise that this is a significant period for many organisations and that preparing paperwork and planning for the future…

This month, we want to let you know about changes we’re making to the Capacity Tracker. During April, we updated the questions in the Tracker and made some of them compulsory. This will ensure that we are collecting as much meaningful information about waitlist capacity and service pressure as possible.

We hope you all had a chance to take a bit of a break over the long weekend! It’s hard to believe how quickly this year is moving.

Every year, the NCDA checks in with the people at the heart of individual disability advocacy, the workforce. In August 2025, we ran our third annual Advocacy Sector Workforce Survey to better understand what’s changing, what’s improving, and where pressure is building across the sector.

We’ve hit the ground running this year and hope you’ve had a chance to join one of our events. If not, take a moment to see what we’ve got planned for March and April. This month, we’re hosting a webinar…

2026 is shaping up to be a big year for our sector. It has been announced that the current National Disability Advocacy Program will be transitioning to the new Commonwealth Individual Disability Advocacy Program from November. If you want the…

As we wrap up our final newsletter for 2025, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone across the advocacy sector for your commitment, collaboration, and hard work this year. It’s been a year of challenges, but also…