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FREE Business Accessibility Workshop – Bunbury
Advocacy WA is delivering a FREE Business Accessibility Workshop with lunch at Bunbury Geographe Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BGCCI) on Fri 16 June at 11:45 – 2pm.⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Improving […]

Online Survey
𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗔 is collecting information from people with disability, their carers, and families so we can lobby government for better services and outcomes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Can you please take a few […]

GrandFamilies Fun Day!
Rhoda and Sara from Advocacy WA at Grandfamilies Fun Day at Bunbury Wildlife Park last Wednesday 19/4. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ https://bunbury.wa.gov.au/play/events/grandfamilies-fun-day […]

Shire of Dardanup: Project Connect
AWA Senior Advocate Hellen Madzingira spoke about access and inclusion at the Shire of Dardanup’s Project Connect event last week. Project Connect brought disability providers together with Shire residents. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ […]

Shire of Dardanup: Project Connect
AWA CEO Stu and Advocate Rhoda were also at the event. If you live in the Shire of Dardanup we strongly encourage you to complete the Shire’s survey on disability […]

Goodbye Ash
AWA staff wish Ash good luck in her future endeavours. After being a great servant of people with disability for AWA, Ash is moving on to start her own business. […]

Cultural Awareness Training at Advocacy WA
AWA staff spent the morning with Zac and Aunty Sandra learning about Indigenous culture, the Wadandi Bibbulmun people of South West WA, and how we can better serve and listen […]

Disability Legislation Reform
CONSULTATION PAPER ON REFORMING WA DISABILITY LEGISLATION The Disability Services Act 1993 became legislation in Western Australia almost 30 years ago. The Act provides for and regulates state-led disability services. In recent […]

Community Advocacy Workshops – South West Region
Following up from the Our Story workshops delivered across the South West region late last year, we are now delivering the next four in our community disability advocacy workshop series. […]

Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport
Access to public transport enables Australians to participate in the community. The Transport Standards help people to travel to work or study, connect with family, friends and their community, and […]

Disability Information Helpline
The Department of Social Services wants to ensure that people with disability are aware of the supports available to them during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially given the developments in Sydney […]