addiction and disability practitioner at Independent Advocacy NQ - Townsville City, Queensland, Australia
Independent Advocacy in the Tropics Inc, (IATI) is a community organisation formed in 1989 and incorporated in 1991, to provide advocacy support for people with disability. We currently have two registered Business Names; Independent Advocacy Townsville and Independent Advocacy NQ.We provide a quality service accredited under the Human Services Quality Standards and the National Disability Advocacy Standards for both Individual and Systemic Advocacy.IATI's disability advocacy service region covers over 284,000km2 and includes> Burdekin Shire> Cassowary Coast> Charters Towers> Flinders / Mckinlay / Richmond Shires> Hinchinbrook Shire> Isaac / Mackay / Whitsunday Shires (NDIS Appeals only)> Palm Island Shire> TownsvilleFunded by Department of Social Services (DSS); Department of Child Safety and Disability Services (DCSDS); and Queensland Health.