We walk together with mob to listen, learn and to honour your stories.
WHAT IS ADVOCACY?
Disability advocacy is acting, speaking or writing to promote, protect and defend the human rights of people and to support their voice to be heard.
Individual Advocacy is a one-on-one journey with a designated Advocate who walks alongside to help prevent or address instances of discrimination, abuse, neglect or exploitation.
SUPPORT FOR MOB, WITH MOB: DONE DIFFERENTLY
The First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) Advocacy Point of Difference is respecting and acknowledging the individual person’s story and walking alongside them to advocate and deliver best practice outcomes.
This Point of Difference aims to significantly improve the social and emotional wellbeing of First Nations people and meet the immediate and ongoing need to provide
a more respectful, responsive and culturally sensitive service.
HOW CAN ADVOCACY HELP ME?
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- Assisting you to build on your self-advocacy skills
- Supported decision making
- Housing/accommodation
- Accessing education and employment
- Accessing suitable disability services
- Human Rights and discrimination
- Voicing concerns about supports
- Making a complaint
WHERE CAN I ACCESS ADVOCACY?
We currently provide advocacy services across: • New South Wales
- Regional Victoria
- Adelaide
- Barkly Region – Tennant Creek Northern Territory
Our advocacy can be provided online (over the internet) or face to face.
CONTACT US
If you are looking for Advocacy support, or would like to know more about our Advocacy Program, please contact us at:
Phone: +61 (2) 9267 4195
Email: [email protected]
Address: PO Box 20048 World Square NSW 2002
FPDN acknowledges funding for the advocacy services from the:
- Australian Government, Department of Social Services through the National Disability Advocacy Provider (NDAP) program
- New South Wales Government, Department of Communities and Justice, through the Disability Futures Advocacy program (DFAP)
