Office of the Public Advocate (OPA): We commend your Easy Read efforts. We commend the Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) in their efforts to make their service more accessible to people with intellectual disability and other cognitive impairments with Easy…

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UPDATE: Specialist Individual Education Advocacy Service
Updated news read blog here: https://ddwa.org.au/specialist-education-advocacy-service-for-families-in-wa/ – specialist education advocacy service now funded temporarily through to 30th December 2025. Dear Members and Supporters, It is with much frustration and disappointment that we advise you that our Specialist Individual Education Advocacy…
OPINION – Alan Langford: Buck-passing puts vital disability services at risk
Opinion piece: by DDWA Board member, Alan Langford in today’s West Australian. OPINION Alan Langford | The West Australian Fri, 7 June 2024 As Federal, State and Territory governments consider and roll out their responses to the Royal Commission into…
Act Now to Save Our Specialist Education Advocacy Service
In a critical moment for families of children with disabilities, Developmental Disability WA (DDWA) calls for urgent support to save our Specialist Education Advocacy Service from imminent closure on June 30th. The WA State Government has refused to provide funding…




