Speaking for ourselves
	Understanding our rights
	Making real choices
	Learning new skills
	Working together to change things

Why is Self Advocacy important for people with Intellectual Disabilities

	Most of our lives, other people have made decisions for us
	We are often not given the chance to learn how to do things for ourselves
	We want to learn how to speak up for ourselves and to make our own choices
	Self Advocacy is one way we can work together to change things

What do we do?
Self Advocacy Sydney is an organisation run by and for people with Intellectual Disability

We support people who want to:

	Know about their rights
	Find out where to go for support if they have a problem
	Learn how to speak up for themselves
	Take part in meetings
	Go to Disability conferences
	Start a Self Advocacy Group within Sydney Metropolitan area

We also

	Give talks and workshops on a fee for service basis to Service Providers AND to customers. People with Intellectual Disabilities - Free.
	Sell videos and books on self advocacy

What types of Advocacy are there?

	Group Advocacy Talking to the Government about making services even better (Council for Intellectual Disability)
	Citizen Advocacy Someone who speaks on behalf of a person who has Intellectual Disability
	Self Advocacy Speaking for ourselves
	Family Advocacy Assisting groups of families who have children with disabilities
	Legal Advocacy Assisting people with legal issues (Redfern Legal Centre, Intellectual Disability Rights Service)
	Multicultural Disability Advocacy Service Providing advocacy for people from non-English speaking backgrounds (Lobbying Direct support)