Disability advocacy helps people with disability by making sure their rights are upheld and respected. It supports them to make decisions about their lives and helps protect their interests.

Individual disability advocacy is a one-on-one approach, undertaken by a professional advocate, relative, friend or volunteer, to prevent or address instances of unfair treatment and abuse.

The Australian Government are seeking your input on the design of a new Commonwealth individual disability advocacy program. They want to make it more sustainable, culturally safe, and easier to use and access.

The goal of the new program would be that individual people with disability, especially those most at risk of harm, get the support they need to make their own choices and stand up for their rights.

To find out more and have your say, please visit: A new Commonwealth individual disability advocacy program - Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing