About

DANA is the national representative body for almost 60 disability advocacy agencies across Australia.

Vision

DANA’s vision is of a nation that includes and values people with disabilities and respects human rights for all.

Mission

DANA’s mission is to strengthen and support disability advocacy organisations across Australia.

Purpose

DANA will do this by:

promoting the role and value of independent advocacy;
providing a collective voice for members;
facilitating communication and information sharing between disability advocacy organisations;
facilitating support and development for members, staff, and volunteers of disability advocacy organisations;
promoting or undertaking research relevant to the Company’s purpose;
promoting the human rights, fundamental needs and value of people with disabilities; and
doing all such other lawful things as are conducive or incidental to the attainment of any of the above.

Structure

DANA’s members are independent Australian community based organisations that advocate for and with people with disability. DANA is governed by a Board of Directors, drawn from the employees and office holders of member organisations. DANA has established a national secretariat in Canberra and maintains strong links with each of the Australian State and Territory Advocacy Networks and with the peak disabled people’s organisations.

News

The Productivity Comission released its Disability Care and Support Inquiry Report on 10 August 2011.

It recommended the introduction of a National Disability Insurance Scheme to provide support for people who have significant disability and a no-fault National Injury Insurance Scheme to provide support for people who experience catastrophic injury.

The Federal Government, on 10 August 2011 issued a Media Release in response.

The Government media release supports the Productivity Commission’s ‘vision for a system that provides people with the support they need over a lifetime’ and announced the first steps it intends to take towards building the foundation for reform.

DANA supports the Every Australia Counts Campaign.

The Campaign seeks the introduction of a National Disability Insurance Scheme that provides self-directed individualised supports to people with disabilites.

DANA - Disability Advocacy Network Australia