VALID stands for Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability.
VALID’s vision is a world in which everyone is empowered to exercise their human rights in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other human rights standards.
VALID aims to empower people with intellectual disability to:
- Exercise their human rights and citizenship status in their local communities
- Inform and influence the policies and practices of disability service agencies, governments and other authorities
- Have control and influence over the decisions and choices which affect their lives
VALID’s advocacy is guided by its Purposes and Aims and by human rights principles.
