Family Advocacy

Hello My Friends

This video introduces us to three children who are in a regular class at their pre school. They are each fully included in the life of their pre school and their needs are being met as a result of Personal Futures Planning.

Family-Centered Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Recognising that the family is the constant in a child's life, this book identifies and explains 8 key elements of family-centred care for children with disabilities, particularly where they have health care needs. It also identifies what is needed to make effective family-centred care a reality.

University Days

In this paper, Miriam explains how dreaming 'big' applies not only to families - the Up the Hill Project is not just a dream, but a reality at a farsighted university in Adelaide that offers an exciting post school option.

Using Supports to Build Relationships

This article explores the role of support workers in helping to facilitate relationships for the person they support. Without guidance, a well meaning support worker can limit the person they support to be an "activity doer" rather than supporting them to make connections and fulfil their potential.

The Empowering Value Of "Life-Giving" Assumptions About People

It is normal enough for most people to believe that their personal values are in the proper place and that they usually behave in a virtuous and blame-free way.

She's in the picture now

It's really hard to summarise such passionate, honest and inspiring stories as this one. It is a story that brings to life so many issues that people in the 'inclusion movement' continue to speak and write about.

Great Expectations: Ten Years On - A Parent perspective on inclusion,

Ludmilla Regos' story of her son Michael is the story of a young man with Down Syndrome whose life has not been limited by low expectations. Michael is in a regular class at high school and uses facilitated communication.

The missing dimension of Citizen for people with disabilities

Reading this overview of life for people with disability in Australia in the 1990's, it is clear that they are a long way from being considered as citizens.

One of the Kids Mona Vale

Family Advocacy is a state wide organisation. We are holding free workshops throughout NSW in 2021. Come along to learn about inclusive education, hear stories of success from a parent guest speaker and see how inclusion works in the regular classroom

Joel's Story

Joel Satherley is a young man who lives on the north coast of NSW. Joel's is an extremely inspiring story. As a young man with multiple disability (cerebral palsy and Tourette's Syndrome) , he overcame a restrictive segregated schooling experience to become a talented young artist.

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

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Hello My Friends

Family-Centered Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs

University Days

Using Supports to Build Relationships

The Empowering Value Of "Life-Giving" Assumptions About People

She's in the picture now

Great Expectations: Ten Years On - A Parent perspective on inclusion,

The missing dimension of Citizen for people with disabilities

One of the Kids Mona Vale

Joel's Story