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Towards a Better Life

The event will inspire participants to imagine the good life and consider how we may support people who have been denied so many beneficial features of a good life to have better lives and greater involvement in their communities.

Advocacy related advice and information

Family members and others make contact with us to strategise and receive information around matters relating to the interests of the person with disability on a confidential basis.

Develop advocacy and leadership skills of families

A vital focus of Family Advocacy is supporting families to develop their advocacy and leadership skills and to increase their understanding of how to bring about positive change in the life of their family member with disability.

Advocacy and the NDIS

Despite the fact that the NDIS aims to give people with disability more flexibility and control, advocacy is just as important as ever. This is because power still resides largely with those groups implementing change – the government, the bureaucracy, and non-government service providers.

One of the Kids - Mayfield 18 November 2019

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