Family Advocacy

Women defend rights of disabled daughters

This news article reports the views of parents with daughters who have intellectual disabilities on hysterectomies as a means of menstrual management.

Disability and ethnicity: a double disadvantage

This article suggests reasons for marginalisation of people with disabilities and their families from ethnic communities.

A parent's view

This article was presented at a conference in Victoria on sterilisation entitled "My Body, My Mind, My Choice".

The supportive school environment

This one page information sheet uses a diagram to show three levels of provisions schools can make to develop positive behaviour in students. It shows positive and preventative measures on one level, problem solving on another, and retrieval and remediation measures on a third level.

Leisure and recreation

This brief paper looks at the diversity of recreational and leisure pursuits and their value. With regard to people who have disabilities, it examines the negative and positive aspects of both segregated and inclusive leisure activities. Keywords: Social activities, Individualisation

Guardianship Law in NSW

This paper provides an outline of the Disability Services and Guardianship Act on NSW and answers some commonly asked questions about what it does and its powers. Keyword: Legal

The public guardian as an advocate - a discussion paper

This paper discusses the validity of the role of the Public Guardian as an advocate. Included are additional papers on advocacy (by Wolf Wolfensberger) and guardianship.

AIDS and intellectual disability

This policy document, prepared by the Redfern Legal Centre, sets out clear and comprehensive guidelines which would provide a valuable resource to service providers with regard to AIDS and people who have an intellectual disability.

Strategies to work on

A list of strategies designed to assist advocates increase their chances of success. Keyword: Advocacy

With a little thought from my friends

Jennifer is a young girl who is included in her local primary school. Things, however, are not always perfect. This story is about how a school community could have done things a lot better with regard to one school community event.

We work with families in NSW to defend and promote the rights and interests of people with developmental disability

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Women defend rights of disabled daughters

Disability and ethnicity: a double disadvantage

A parent's view

The supportive school environment

Leisure and recreation

Guardianship Law in NSW

The public guardian as an advocate - a discussion paper

AIDS and intellectual disability

Strategies to work on

With a little thought from my friends