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In Victoria, disability rights advocacy was first recognised as a program area to be funded under the Disability Services Act 1986. There are currently 33 funded disability advocacy organisations operating…
Over decades, disability advocates have fundamentally shifted traditional thinking about models of disability to a new understanding where society as a whole takes responsibility for enabling inclusion. The ‘medical model’…
Throughout history, people with disability have been hidden away or subjected to abuse, ignorance and prejudice. The power of disability advocacy over the past century has radically shifted thinking to…
Disability advocacy may include: Providing information to people with disability about their human rights and identifying instances of discrimination Assisting people with disability to uphold their rights by speaking with…
Disability advocacy is acting, speaking or writing to promote, protect and defend the human rights of people with disability. Disability includes impairments of physical, sensory or mental functions which may…
DARU undertook this stakeholder engagement project over the second half of 2012 to investigate the relevance and accessibility of the resources it is providing to advocacy organisations, people with a…
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DARU is auspiced by DAV and VCOSS with funding from the Victorian Government Office for Disability
