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Consider additional mechanisms for checking the integrity of data submitted Options for discussion Consider electronic data submission Many organisations are not completing the QDC accurately. In examining the quarterly data…
Review organisational data collection Options for discussion Review the appropriateness and suitability of data collected on organisational activities. Consider whether data can be publicly reported in aggregated form Many of…
Clarify advocacy categories Option for discussion Review the categorisation of disability advocacy issues, and provide guidance on how to interpret them The current QDC form asks organisations to count the…
Most of the data provided to DARU for the Disability Advocacy by the Numbers report was drawn from the ‘Individual Advocacy’ part of the QDC. These questions provided information on…
Option for Consideration Ensure that people are only counted once, in the most relevant category, and are not counted again in subsequent reporting. The current way data is collected leads…
Option for consideration Review and revise the Victorian Disability Advocacy Program quarterly data collection The data reported through the Victorian Disability Advocacy Program is a potentially rich and powerful source…
The main source of data for the Disability Advocacy by the Numbers report comes from the Victorian Disability Advocacy Program’s Quarterly Data Collection (QDC) process. QDC forms are given to…
Collecting useful data: Review and revise the Victorian Disability Advocacy Program quarterly data collection Avoiding duplication errors: Ensure that people are only counted once, in the most relevant category, and…
The Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, The Australian Human Rights Commission, Victorian Budget 16-17, Budget paper number 3, 2016, p.258, Victorian Government Government Response to the
Table I: Number of people receiving disability advocacy services Reporting period New clients Existing clients Total clients 2012 September Quarter 458 423 881 2012 December Quarter 373 336 709 2013…
During the 2012-16 reporting period, disability advocates reported assisting 54 people with issues they categorised as ‘other’ in an average three month period. Analysis These data appear to…
During 2012-16, disability advocates reported assisting one person with gender issues in an average three month period. Disability advocacy Issue Gender Number 1 person on average per quarter Trend ≈…
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