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Australian Government’s response to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs Inquiry into Special Disability Trusts. May 2009
National Disability Insurance Scheme: Click here to find out more about it. Show your support and tell the government about the difficulties faced by you and your family. To add your voice to this campaign go to http://www.natdis.com.au/.
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About Family Advocacy
F amily Advocacy is an independent, disability advocacy organisation which works across New South Wales, Australia. The organisation works with families in which there is a child or an adult with developmental disability. Our Vision is of families being agents of positive social change so that the inherent value of people with developmental disability is recognised within a just and inclusive society. Our Mission is to attain positive social roles for people who have a developmental disability. We achieve this through strengthening the knowledge, role and influence of families in the community. Our focus it to encourage and support families to speak up for opportunities for people with developmental disability to enjoy the same environment, lifestyle and living conditions that are available to the majority of Australians. This means we support the philosophy and practice of inclusion. Family Advocacy has members and allies in all parts of NSW and across Australia. Business hours are from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. No referral is required. Information and telephone advice is provided at no cost to families of people with disability. |
SUCCESSFUL INCLUSION CONFERENCE 09
The Conference, held on the 22nd and 23rd of May 2009, received a lot of positive feedback. Click here to read extracts and view some photographs taken of the speakers and participants.
Communique April 2009
Click here for the latest edition of Communique. - Press release from Minister Paul Lynch re a new intake system
- Press releases from Minister Paul Lynch regarding new companion card & Director General of DADHC, Brendan O'Reilly
- Press release from Shadow Minister for Ageing & Disability Services, Andrew Constance re personalising disability services
- Medicare health checks
- Family Advocacy Conference and workshops
- Volunteering at Family Advocacy
- Staff profile - Sharon Williams
AFTER SCHOOL- WHAT THEN? workshops in July
Unsure of what is next for your son or daughter once they leave high school? Come along to our workshop and get the information you need to make informed choices about the future.
Click here for the workshop flier.
PLANNING FOR NOW, TOMORROW AND THE FUTURE
Hear Jeremy Ward in Sydney on 8 August. Click here for event flier.
INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER, JANET KLEES ON YouTube
Janet was recently in Australia and was recorded speaking in Queensland about a range of topics including strategies to build relationships and actions that families can take without funding to work towards the good life. Go to YouTube to hear Janet: www.youtube.com/CommResourceUnit