What does Advocacy do?

Advocacy enables people with disabilities to achieve their rights.

Who can receive Individual Advocacy?

All people with disabilities and these disabilities can include;

• Acquired brain injury
• Physical
• Intellectual
• Sensory
• Psychiatric
• Psychological
• Multiple disabilities
  

Families are involved wherever possible and appropriate.

What will DAIS do?

• Assist people with disabilities to resolve problems.
• Provide information and support.
• Refer to appropriate services.
• Represent individuals when dealing with service providers.
• Take issues to government departments and Ministers.
• Instigate proceedings in the Equal Opportunity Commission.
• Refer to the Commissioner for Discrimination.
  

This is a free service.