Advocacy

A Leader in Disability Advocacy

Disability advocacy is not just something we champion. It is why we exist.

Endeavour Foundation was founded in 1951 by a small group of determined parents.

At a time when there were few to no disability support services or opportunities, they refused to accept that their children with intellectual disability deserved anything less than a full and meaningful life.

They had to fight for their children's right to an education, to be seen and to belong.

That legacy is our guiding light. The landscape has changed, but our commitment to disability advocacy across Australia remains the same: we determinedly fight to remove barriers so that possibilities can become reality.

We carry this legacy forward by:

• Challenging discrimination and promoting inclusion and accessibility
• Informing decision-makers by working directly alongside people with disability and their families
• Providing NDIS advocacy to help people navigate the scheme and get the support they are entitled to
• Ensuring our work is led by lived experience through vital groups like our Client Advisory Group

Learn more about our advocacy efforts, including our most recent submissions and policy position statements.

Media Release, 11 May 2026

People with disability heard: Parliamentary committee backs exemptions from e-bike licensing laws

Leading disability charity Endeavour Foundation has welcomed a recommendations for vulnerable Queenslanders living with disability to keep using their e-bikes, e-trikes and other e-mobility devices.

The recommendation was handed down on Friday as part of the parliamentary committee's report on the Transport and Other Legislation (Managing E-mobility Use and Protecting Our Communities) Amendment Bill 2026.

The report acknowledges that the Bill's proposed blanket licensing requirement would have an unacceptable impact on some of Queensland's most vulnerable residents.

Endeavour Foundation CEO Andrew Chesterman, who gave evidence before the committee, said the recommendation was a meaningful win for the disability community, including workers with disability at 12 Endeavour Foundation social enterprises, who use e-mobility devices to get to work.

Mr Chesterman said more work had to be done.

"The committee has listened to feedback and heard clearly that requiring a driver's licence to ride a speed-limited, pedal-assisted e-bike is a disproportionate burden on people with disability,” he said.

“We stand ready to work with the Government to get this right for the people we support and people with disability across Queensland.”

Mr Chesterman said Endeavour Foundation would actively seek involvement in developing an exemption framework to determine how a person demonstrates their ability to safely operate an e-bike, e-trike or e-mobility device regardless of age.

“I am concerned that the recommendations do not explicitly allow people with disability under sixteen to operate an e-bike, e-trike or e-mobility device where pedal assistance is required.

“We trust the Government will continue to consult meaningfully with disability support organisations, people with lived experience of disability and their families, before the mechanism is finalised.

“We need to make sure the exemption framework is genuinely accessible — simple, low-cost, and not just another barrier to community inclusion for people with a disability.

“We stand ready to work with the Government to get this right for the people we support and people with disability across Queensland,” he said.