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Self advocacy resources for Australia

Videos, posters, books and more from the Voices Together website.
Who is it for?
People with intellectual disability, Family and carers, LGBTQIA+, First Nations
What is it about?
Health rights, What to do if your health rights are not respected
Who made it?
Self Advocacy Resource Unit
When was it made?
It was created
2 years ago
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Because it was made to help, not for profit.

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Self-advocacy and speaking up resources

Three people with different disabilities sit on the ground talking.

Self-advocacy means speaking up for your rights.  

People with intellectual disability can be self-advocates. 

The Voices Together website has information about self-advocacy.  

It has lots of resources you can read or watch. 

Resources are things like videos, posters and guides. 

They say how to stand up for your rights. 

Self means speaking up for your rights. People with disability can be self advocates.

The Voices Together website has self advocacy resources. Resources are things like videos, posters and books.

The website says how to stand up for:

  • disability rights
  • rights
  • rights
  • other rights that matter to our community.

The website has stories, facts and guides.

Working with other people with disability can make you stronger!

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We trust this resource because it is:

  • Made to help, not for profit
  • Made by people who know a lot about the topic
  • Made in Australia

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Self Advocacy Resource Unit

The Self Resource Unit (SARU) supports Victorian self advocacy groups that are run by and for people with an intellectual disability, acquired brain injury, and complex communication support needs.