Individual Advocacy
Provides individual issue based advocacy.
Access by referral based on relative need and available resources.
Provide assessment and planned approaches to meeting individual needs.
Provide support in a manner which promotes self-advocacy.
Provide information and referral as required.
Provide outreach services on the basis of relative need and available resources.
Primary loyalty to the person with a disability.
Self Advocacy
Promotes self-advocacy by empowering individuals through programs and activities.
Membership in 'Network South West' fostering individual and community networks.
Group work, personal goal setting learning about self and others.
Providing opportunities to gain knowledge, skills and confidence.
Access community through the development of sustainable networks in a safe environment.
Community development projects in partnership.
Primary loyalty to the person with a disability.
Volunteer Advocacy
Promotes and support one to one long term freely given mentoring and advocacy roles.
Access through recruitment and referral.
Recruitment of advocates to meet individual needs.
Provide orientation and ongoing training and support for advocates.
Independent advocacy.
Primary loyalty to the person with a disability.
Disability First Stop
Provides a one stop information and support service to assist people newly diagnosed with disabilities and their families.
Information over the telephone, from e-mail and face to face.
Access to web based information covering a broad range of contacts appropriate to the initial phase post diagnosis.
Supported referral to relevant services.
Assistance with individual planning.
Provision of professional advocacy support.
Linking to people who have similar personal experiences.
Access to counselling.
Follow up assistance.
Access to interpreters.
“There is no failure. Only feedback.” Unknown
Last Updated Monday 25 June, 2007
