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About Disability Rights

The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) makes disability discrimination unlawful and promotes equal rights, equal opportunity and equal access for people…

Advocacy

Definition of the different types of Advocacy. - Carers NSW

Advocacy for people with disability in NSW

The NSW Government has funded advocacy and information services which build the capacity of people with disability to access opportunities and understand their…

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Angela's Story

We want to share some of the ways our PossABLE Advocates have supported, changed lives and advocated for people with disability. This is *Angela's story.&nbs…

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Charlie’s Story

We want to share some of the ways our PossABLE Advocates have supported, changed lives and advocated for people with disability. This is *Charlie…

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Clyde's Story

We want to share some of the ways our PossABLE Advocates have supported, changed lives and advocated for people with disability. This is *Clyde's story. *Clyd…

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Complaints and the NDIS Commission

We get many calls from NDIS participants who have been treated unfairly or abused by their support providers. If you are an NDIS participant or supporter and y…

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Daniel's Story

We want to share some of the ways our PossABLE Advocates have supported, changed lives and advocated for people with disability. This is *Daniel's Story.

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Daria's Story

We want to share some of the ways our PossABLE Advocates have supported, changed lives and advocated for people with disability. This is *Daria's Story.

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Emily's Story

We want to share some of the ways our PossABLE Advocates have supported, changed lives and advocated for people with disability. This is *Emily's story.

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Ensuring health and bodily integrity: towards a human rights approach for people born with variations in sex characteristics

The Australian Human Rights Commission have released a new Summary Report. The new report is on "Ensuring health and bodily integrity: towards a human rights a…

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Gary's Story

We want to share some of the ways our PossABLE Advocates have supported, changed lives and advocated for people with disability. This is *Gary's Story.

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Jo's Story

We want to share some of the ways our PossABLE Advocates have supported, changed lives and advocated for people with disability. This is *Jo's story.

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Kev's Story

We want to share some of the ways our PossABLE Advocates have supported, changed lives and advocated for people with disability. This is *Kev's Story.

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Mary's Story

We want to share some of the ways our PossABLE Advocates have supported, changed lives and advocated for people with disability. This is *Mary’s story. *Name…

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Nadia's Story

We want to share some of the ways our PossABLE Advocates have supported, changed lives and advocated for people with disability. This is *Nadia's story.

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New funding and plan to reduce number of young people living in aged care

This Australian Government has announced new funding and a strategy for reducing the number of younger people living in residential aged care.

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Ongoing demand for advocacy in NSW

More than 500 people with a disability and their supporters rallied in Martin Place on Sunday 24 February, calling on the NSW Government to reverse its decisio…

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The National Disability Advocacy Program

This DVD (and series on Youtube) explains the role and process of how advocacy (by self, family, individual, legal, citizen, systemic) can assist people with d…

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Thomas's Story

We want to share some of the ways our PossABLE Advocates have supported, changed lives and advocated for people with disability. This is *Thomas's Story.