Advocacy services
The Victorian Government actively promotes the rights of all Victorians, including people with a disability, as set out in the Victorian State Disability Plan 2002-2012 .
Disability advocacy
Disability advocacy plays an important role in making sure that the rights and interests of people with a disability are respected and realised.
Disability advocacy aims to make sure that:
- The rights of people with a disability, as members of our community, are upheld
- People with a disability make their own decisions, particularly those where the outcomes affect their lives.
Self-advocacy
Self-advocacy plays an important role in making sure that people with a disability get the skills they need for making sure that their rights and interests are respected and realised.
For people with a disability self-advocacy is about:
- Speaking up for yourself
- Understanding your rights
- Making real choices
- Learning new skills.
The Victorian and Australian governments fund a number of disability advocacy and self-advocacy organisations. Most of these organisations do not provide services other than advocacy, information and community education.
Who to contact
For further information see Advocacy Services contact details.
Related information
See Advocacy and Rights on the Disability Online website or search for advocacy organisations using the Disability Online Search Directory (External link).