Individual Advocacy
At PWdWA an individual advocate works with you when you think you have been treated unfairly or you are looking for a solution to a specific problem or issue.
To do this we:
- listen to you and get an understanding of your issue
- give you information about services, supports and resources
- talk to you about your options and help you to make your own choices
- refer you to other organisations in the community that can better assist you
- encourage and support you to speak up for your rights and make your own decisions
Our individual advocacy services are free and available to any person with a disability in Western Australia. Our advocacy aligns with the Disability Discrimination Act (1992) and the U.N Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2007).
What we cannot do is:
- provide legal advice, financial advice or assessments
- manage or coordinate services – such as finding you a house or applying for a service or benefit
- provide personal care or support workers
- provide mediation or counselling
- do something for you that you or someone else is able to do
- make decisions for you
- investigate an organisation and make them take action
If we can’t help you, we will tell you why and refer you to another service if possible.