Disability Advocacy | |||
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What we provide | We provide information, referrals or individual advocacy support to people with disability who are experiencing issues with:
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Eligible clients | People with a permanent, or likely to be permanent, disability where there is substantially reduced capacity for communication, learning,
or mobility and the need for ongoing support services, may be eligible for advocacy support. The permanent disability may be classified as:
For those of any age, issue specific disability advocacy is available in the Gold Coast and Rockhampton regions. | ||
We can help with … | We help eligible clients address issues such as:
We may be able to help eligible clients with the above issues, to:
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Our Service | Our advocacy service is:
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Funding | ADA Australia’s Disability Advocacy Service is funded by:
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We cannot help with … | While we provide a range of services to our clients, ADA Australia is unable to assist with issues outside of our scope of service, such as NDIS Appeals. Please contact the below organisations for support in this area:
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To contact us to see if we can help you with your issue, select the ‘Click here to Request Advocacy Support’ button below to complete an online enquiry. If we cannot help with your issue we will try to find an appropriate referral for you.
Disability Advocacy – Case Examples
Below are some case examples of things our advocates have been able to assist with.
If you are a person living with disability and you are considering advocacy, contact us to see if we can help.
Where possible, ADA Australia encourages people to advocate for themselves where they feel confident. For tips on self-advocacy go to our page Self – advocacy.
For more information on our experience working with clients, go to Our Clients.
ADA Australia offer a large collection of resources. Go to ADA Australia Resources or Aged and Disability Resources for helpful links and downloads.