The Law Handbook 2024

Chapter 8.1: Understanding disability and the law 795 Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) Level 3, 204 Lygon Street, Carlton Vic 3053 Tel (admin): 1300 891 848 Tel (enquiries): 1300 292 153 Email: enquiries@veohrc.vic.gov.au Web: www.humanrights.vic.gov.au The VEOHRC receives complaints about people being treated unfairly because of their disability. Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) Tel (legal help): 1300 792 387 Web: www.legalaid.vic.gov.au For general advice on disability and criminal justice matters, contact VLA. Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC) Level 3, 211 Chapel Street, Prahran VIC 3181 Tel: 9380 3900 Email: reception@vmiac.org.au Web: www.vmiac.org.au VMIAC is the peak Victorian non-government organisation for people with lived experience of mental illness. Victorian Independent Office for School Dispute Resolution Level 4, Casselden Place, 2 Lonsdale Street Melbourne, VIC 3000 Tel: 7022 1199 Email: school.resolution@education.vic.gov.au Web: www.vic.gov.au/independent-office-school-dispute- resolution Victorian Senior Practitioner Victorian Government Department of Health 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Vic 3000 Tel: 9096 8427 Email: victorianseniorpractitioner@dffh.vic.gov.au Web: www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/victorian-senior-practitioner The Victorian Senior Practitioner ensures that the rights of people who are subject to restrictive interventions and compulsory treatment are protected and that appropriate standards in relation to these practices are complied with. Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service Inc. PO Box 7328 Geelong West VIC 3218 Tel: 1800 014 111 Email: legal@villamanta.org.au Web: www.villamanta.org.au Villamanta is a community legal service that specialises in disability-related legal and justice issues. Women with Disabilities Victoria Level 1, Bourke Street, Melbourne Vic 3000 Tel: 9286 7800 Email: wdv@wdv.org.au Web: www.wdv.org.au WDV is run for women and by women and non-binary people with disability, advocating for their rights and interests in Victoria. Young Workers Centre 54 Victoria St, Carlton VIC 3053 Tel: 1800 714 754 Web: www.youngworkers.org.au A free community legal centre for young workers, aged 30 and under in Victoria. Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) Level 2, 235 Queen Street, Melbourne Vic 3000 General Enquiries: Email: info@ydas.org.au Tel: 0455 621 849 Advocacy Enquiries: Email: intake@ydas.org.au Tel: 0438 638 734 Web: www.yacvic.org.au/ydas YDAS is a Victorian advocacy service that works with young people with disability to achieve their human rights.