Mr Brandy is an Aboriginal Community Advocate for the ACT Disability Aged and Carer Advocacy Service (ADACAS), who now offer support to people from the Nowra to Moruya as well.

He wants to amplify the voices of Indigenous people with a disability to the Disability Royal Commission, which runs until 2022.

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"Some people might want to tell their story, but don't know where or how to do it," he said.

"We are here to help those families. We can support them to make their submission to the Disability Royal Commission through email, video, voice recording or letter."

Face-to-face or Zoom options for submission may also be available.

The most important thing is to speak up about abuse, neglect or exploitation of people with a disability.

Some examples include a person with a mental disability being physically restrained by police or a medical practitioner; a person in a group home who feels their meals are not sufficient; a person receiving in-home care who is left in bed all day; bullying; or NDIS difficulties.

"The NDIS has been a minefield for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to navigate," Mr Brandy said.

"Many just give up, and that is just so wrong."

Although Mr Brandy is not able to travel to the South Coast due to COVID-19 restrictions, he said there are a number of ways for people to get in touch. Aboriginal Medical Services, Katungal and the Aboriginal Legal Service are all able to help contact ADACAS.

"You can call ADACAS on 02 6242 5060 and ask to be put through to myself," he said.

"There's also adacas@adacas.org.au - it doesn't need to be an email submission, just 'hi, i want to have a yarn'.

"We're flexible - if the community has other ideas about the best way to work together, we're open to that as well."