Queensland Disability Housing Coalition


Queensland Disability Housing Coalition

The Queensland Disability Housing Coalition (QDHC) is an independent state-wide community based organisation.

The Coalition works to

  • Promote greater consultation between Department of Housing, people with a disability, families, service providers;
  • Develop processes to ensure the participation of people with disability and their support networks in policy and program development;
  • Provide feedback to the Department to improve housing options for people with disability
  • To raise awareness across the housing sector and the wider community about the barriers that people with a disability experience in relation to accessing appropriate housing

To pursue these Aims QDHC works with people with a disability, their families and support networks, to identify issues and concerns related to housing. QDHC advocates within government, community and private sector systems to enhance and extend the provision of appropriate housing. Currently the Coalition is funded by the Department of Housing to provide policy and program advice to the Department in relation to housing for people with a disability.

 

QDHC: Recipient of the 2008 Community Action Network (CAN) Award for Accessibility and Community Facilities Development

The CAN Awards celebrate and promote the efforts of groups and individuals from private, public and community sectors that have been successful in achieving social justice outcomes in the inner northern suburbs of Brisbane.
 
QDHC was selected to be the recipient of the Accessibility and Community Facilities Development Award to recognise our work done to highlight inclusive service practices and design principles.  QDHC received this Award at an Award Ceremony on the 28 April, 2008.  The Ceremony was attended by Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, Governor of Queensland and our Award was presented by Arch Bevis, Federal Member for the seat of Brisbane.
 
We are delighted to accept this Award. QDHC has had a long history, over 20 years, of advocating and lobbying around accessibility and design issues so that all people are able to live meaningful lives, both at home and as part of the wider community.  At a time where our future funding is uncertain we are pleased to receive this important acknowledgement of our work.  
 
In receiving this Award we would like to thank CAN and our members and supporters.  QDHC looks forward to a future where design and accessibility are no longer issues to be discussed or debated, as the community would be accessible to all, and to exclude anyone would be unthinkable.  
 
 

 

 

 

Latest News...

Members Night
Wed 28th May, 5pm at QDN
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Bulletin May 08
Download Issue No.3

Project Report
A CHAT ABOUT HOUSING
Hot Topics Action Group Project

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Annual Report
2006 - 2007

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HOT TOPICS
IN HOUSING
FACT SHEET

QDHC is proud to present its latest resource, which came out of the Hot Topics in Housing Project (a joint venture with QDN, funded by the RTA).  This resource aims to assist housing workers and other support agencies to gain a clearer understanding of the issues of people with intellectual disability and what is involved in bringing people together to discuss their issues.
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> click here to download word file

QDHC's response to the Housing Peaks Funding Review...

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STOP PRESS!!!!!!!
QDHC’S FUNDING IS UNDER THREAT!!

In March 2007, the Department of Housing released a paper entitled “Changed Arrangements for Advice and Resource Services to Support One Social Housing
System”. This paper outlined that the Department was considering funding only one
‘consumer’ based peak and one ‘provider’ based peak. Currently all of QDHC’s
funding is coming from the Department of Housing, and therefore QDHC’s existence
is in jeopardy.

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A Home of my Own


Queensland Disability Housing Coalition is thrilled to announce the release of our latest kit “A Home of my Own: Right, Rhetoric or Reality?”
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