On 7 July 2015, DARU, in collaboration with Disability Advocacy Victoria (Inc( DAV and the Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS), convened a roundtable discussion on the review of the National Disability Advocacy Framework (NDAF). Representatives from 13 disability advocacy organisations and two consumer representatives participated in the roundtable. Their views were collated and included in a submission to the Review of NDAF.
Here’s an extract from the submission in response to a question about the future environment for disability advocacy:
Increase the profile of advocacy
The availability and types of advocacy need to be heavily promoted throughout the community. People with disability and their families/carers need to know that advocacy exists before they can ask for a disability advocate.
All the submissions to the review can be read at:
www.engage.dss.gov.au
- Author:
- DARU
- Date published:
- Thu 6th Aug, 2015