The organisation recognises the unique contribution parents can make in advocacy on behalf of sons, daughters and others with disabilities by:

• supporting parents' vision of inclusive, ordinary lives for people with disabilities,
• doing advocacy development around QPPD's vision,
• operating via parent networks,
• enabling parents to come together to do systemic advocacy around QPPD's advocacy priorities,
• actively fostering parent leadership in advocacy throughout the state.

The organisation does not have a branch structure, rather operating through key parent contacts and their networks. Parents are encouraged to connect independently of the organisation to network and support one another in individual advocacy, but this is not seen as the core work of the organisation.

The organisation works with members throughout Queensland who hold the values and mission of QPPD by:

• actively encouraging them to be involved in QPPD's systems advocacy efforts,
• including them in organisational decision making,
• allocating resources to allow statewide involvement,
• actively encouraging and nurturing parent members to take on positions on the management committee.