The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) have asked VALID to talk to people about moving into a Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) home. We sometimes call these Group Homes
You can click here or on the picture to find out more about how you can ‘have a say’ about looking for or moving into an SDA home.
Our Annual Reports share VALID’s key achievements, major projects and highlights from the year. Download the latest report or browse previous ones here.
A 20-page good practice guide which uses clear sections and headings and an easy to read layout. It is designed for use by therapists as they prepare reports for NDIS participants, but is helpful for participants, families, Local Area Coordinators, and Support Coordinators too.
A 40-page booklet which uses clear sections and headings and an easy to read layout to help parents with disability in Victoria understand and navigate the child protection system in Victoria.
A 16-page booklet which uses plain language, clear sections and headings, and an easy to read layout – to make it easier to work out how SDA (and SIL – Supported Independent Living) works in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
NDIS Tip Sheets
These Tip sheets are aimed at supporting participants and their families/supporters to be more in control of the decisions and management of their NDIS Plan.
NEW Tip Sheets – Oct. 2026
Navigating the changes to the NDIS
Support Needs Assessment – coming soon
Updated 2020 Tip Sheets
Tip Sheet 1: Tips for Working with the System
Tip Sheet 2: 10 Tips for preparing for your Plan Re-assessment
Tip Sheet 3: Complaints related to the NDIS
Tip Sheet 5: Tips for selecting a service to purchase
Tip Sheet 6: Advocacy & Information services
Palliative Care Easy Read Resources
These resources are an important step in promoting access to palliative care for Victorians with an intellectual disability and enhancing their overall health and wellbeing. They will enable providers to work in partnership with people with intellectual disabilities and their carers to deliver safe, high quality palliative care services that are inclusive, appropriate and accessible.
The aim of the P.S. project was to check how people who used to live in Victorian Government institutions are going, and to see if there is anything that could be improved.
A report was written for the Department (DFFH – Dept. Families, Fairness & Housing) which included all the data and information that people told us. You can find the final version of the P.S. report here.
List of advocacy organisations
This list provides information about the key Victorian groups providing advocacy, information, and complaints handling.
Templates and fact sheets developed to support people with a disability, families of people with a disability and disability service providers.
VALID recently sent a submission to the Department of Social Services about the Government’s response to the Disability Royal Commission. Read it here.