Self-advocacy
Taking steps to solve everyday issues and being your own best advocate
What is self-advocacy
ADA Australia encourages everyone to speak up for their rights and needs and the things that are important to you. This is called self-advocacy. But we know being confident to speak for yourself or knowing where to start can be difficult. That’s why we have provided tools to help you take the first steps.
Take steps to solve everyday issues
These tools will help you to take the steps to self-advocacy. As well as a general guide to speaking for yourself, these resources cover a range of everyday issues that many older people and people with disability tell us they face, such as:
- Knowing your rights
- Understanding and accessing aged care support
- Getting supports through the NDIS
- Problems with care services or disability support you access
- Having a say in the things that impact your life
- Dealing with other general services, such as your telephone company or bank
- Problems where you live
- Options when leaving hospital
- Dealing with pensions and Centrelink
Tools for older people
The OPAN Self-advocacy toolkit equips you with the skills,
information and resources you need to speak up for better aged care. The toolkit includes:
- Your aged care rights
- Your aged care options
- Solving common aged care problems
- Protecting yourself from harm
- Help with decision making
- Aged care costs
Order a copy of the Self-Advocacy Toolkit booklet here.
Tools for people with disability
Steps to take when you need to raise an issue about your disability support or care services.
