How to Complain

Advocacy is speaking up for yourself or others if they cannot speak for themselves.

Advocacy is speaking up about something you think is important or you want to change.

Advocacy is often necessary to support people with disabilities access their human rights

Advocacy can provide a safeguard for people with disabilities who cannot speak up for themselves.

An advocate will

Ask questions and find out about their rights and responsibilities

Look for people, organisations, and services that can provide useful information and support

Be prepared and organised for meetings. This can include

keeping a diary to remember important dates

keeping a written record of promises made, decisions agreed, and actions taken.

Know the person they are advocating for

Represent the will and preference of the person they are advocating for.

Continue to advocate, one step at a time, until they achieve their goal