Who can help? / What is an advocate?

What is an advocate?

Advocates help you to
- speak up
- know what is going on
- think about your choices

You can ask an advocate to
- come to meetings
- help you talk to Community Services.

Advocates can also help you
- get better help from your services
- get a new service
- tell services what you think
- make a complaint.

Most advocates work for someone.
They get paid for their work.
They get paid for their work.

Most advocates are
- not your family
- not your friends
- not a volunteer.

Most advocates will cost you no money.

Find an advocate.

Read our fact sheet
Get help. Who to call for
Get help. Who to call for
- Lawyers
- Advocacy.

More information

This fact sheet is general information.
It may not be the same for you.
Talk to a lawyer about
It may not be the same for you.
Talk to a lawyer about
- your own child
- your family.

This fact sheet was made by
- The WASH House
- The Ability Rights Centre. A service of IDRS
- a Parent Advisory Group, 2020.

Images
We have used images from
We have used images from
- ChangePeople
- Participics
- Picto-Selector

Access Easy English helped The WASH House write the Easy English.
February 2020.
February 2020.
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