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GROUP ADVOCACY

Also known as Systemic or Collective Advocacy, this form of advocacy is not on an individual basis but instead represents the rights and interests of a whole group with similar concerns and issues.
Organisations such as Carers NSW and the Association for Children with a Disability play an important role in bringing the needs, views and concerns of families caring for children with disabilities to the attention of the community especially government, policy makers, health professionals and service providers.
Blueprint also works to inform government and other agencies of the needs of families who are caring for a child with medically complex disabilities.

Family Advocacy submission in relation to the National Disability Strategy
Link: www.family-advocacy.com/docs/Family_Advocay_submission_to_NDS_Dec_2008.pdf
Disability Complaints Service
A free service to help people with a disability who wish to make a complaint about their rights being infringed. Link: www.post-polionetwork.org.au/dcs.html
Physical Disability Council of NSW
The Physical Disability Council of NSW Inc (PDCN) is the peak body in NSW representing people with physical disability across the state. Their overall purpose is to provide a state-wide voice for people with a physical disability living in NSW and their aim is to assist and support people with physical disability in NSW to achieve equality of citizenship and full participation. The link below is to a list of specialised advocacy services in NSW. Link: www.pdcnsw.org.au/guide/advocacy.html
People With Disability (PWD)
(02) 9370 3100 Link: www.pwd.org.au
Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association (MDAA)
(02) 9891 6400 Link: www.mdaa.org.au
Indigenous Disability Advocacy Service
1300 114 237
Helpline
Complaints, resolution and referral service, national disability abuse and neglect hotline. 1800 880 052 Link: www.crrs.org.au
Information on Disability Education and Awareness Services (IDEAS)
Formerly known as the Disability Information and Resource Centre. 1800 029 904 Link: www.ideas.org.au/
Disability Advocacy Services
An online list of all 22 disability advocacy services in NSW and the ACT. **Please note: the link is currently not available. We are working on restoring it as soon as possible. Apologies for the inconvenience. Link: www.disabilitynews.infoxchange.net.au/news/items/2007/03/141887-upload-00001.pdf
Public Interest Advocacy Centre
Link: www.piac.asn.au/about/
Families for Change Journal
Family Advocacy publishes a quarterly Journal Families for Change which focuses on issues of importance to people with developmental disability and their families. The aim of the journal is to encourage and support families to speak out for and on behalf of their family member, but also advocate for broader change on behalf of people with a disability in general. Link: www.family-advocacy.com/newsletter.php
Family Advocacy
Family Advocacy influences change in the broader political and social arenas because without change at this level positive change for individuals is more difficult to achieve Link: www.family-advocacy.com