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

Phone: 03 92673755

E-mail: george@ydas.org

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

Steeringcommittee

Management Group

SectorReferenceGroup

CoordinatorIndividual 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