Raising voices, expanding choices, creating change for young people with disabilities Phone: 03 92673755

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Raising voices, expanding choices, creating change for young people with disabilities Phone:

What is YDAS? The Youth Disability Advocacy Service or YDAS provides individual and systemic advocacy for young people with disabilities between the ages of 12 and 25 in Victoria. YDAS is a partnership between the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria, Youthlaw and the Disability Discrimination Legal Service. YDAS is based at the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria and is funded by the Victorian State Government.

What is YDAS? YDAS aims to help young people with disabilities achieve their rights and have a stronger voice. YDAS is directed by a steering group of young people with disabilities who make decisions about the work and the priorities of the service. The moto chosen by the steering group is ‘Raising voices, expanding choices, creating change’.

Organisational structure Steering committee Management Group Sector Reference Group Coordinator Individual Advocate

Current work Themes in individual advocacy work: accommodation, education, life transitions, discrimination Systemic work: Futures for Young Adults, Young People in Nursing Homes, Disability Awareness Training for youth workers, Victorian Disability Advocacy Network, Disability Advocacy Resource Unit, Program for Students with Disabilities, Advocacy Training for young people with disabilities

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