Submissions to the Disability Royal Commission closed on 31 December 2022. Free legal and counselling support will continue to be available to people with disability and supporters in 2023.
Your Story Disability Legal Support empowers people with disability to safely share their story with the Disability Royal Commission and connect with local support services. We work in partnership with communities to deliver a person centred, trauma-informed and culturally safe legal service.
Your Story is guided by the values of building relationships based on respect, choice, dignity, trust, inclusivity and community.
Your Story Disability Legal Support is a free national service.
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Our priority is to support and empower all people with disability (including people engaging on behalf of people with disability) to share their story safely with the Disability Royal Commission.
Some groups can be at a higher risk of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation and/or may face greater barriers to access our service, in particular those who are:
Your Story is looking at ways to improve how we promote and deliver our services to these groups. Contact us if you have any ideas.