training and education for people with disability Speak Out Association of Tasmania (e.g. assertiveness training) Speak Out provides advocacy support to training for support workers people with disability. interest groups that meet monthly in Hobart, Speak Out aims to support people with disability to: Launceston and Burnie advocate for their own interests and to become an annual conference more active and instrumental in claiming their information and referral to other services rights an information and resource centre (videos, create an awareness of the individual and specific books, posters, pamphlets, training manuals etc) of people with disability Networking with other services. educate the community on issues relating to people with disability. Individual advocacy is provided when a person This is achieved through one-to-one support, with disability feels that their needs are not being self advocacy skills development and community education. met, that they have been treated unfairly or when the person’s supports have broken down and the Speak Out offers support for: individual is at risk. employment committees Due to its extensive membership throughout Tasmania, Speak Out is able to provide residents’ committees opportunities to facilitate effective community Day Service committees consultation with people with disability/and or their family on the issues that affect them. individuals on Boards of Management
Speak Out Association of Tasmania Speak Out provides advocacy support to people with disability. Speak Out aims to support people with disability to: advocate for their own interests and to become more active and instrumental in claiming their rights create an awareness of the individual and specific of people with disability educate the community on issues relating to people with disability. This is achieved through one-to-one support, self advocacy skills development and community education. Speak Out offers support for: employment committees residents’ committees Day Service committees individuals on Boards of Management training and education for people with disability (e.g. assertiveness training) training for support workers interest groups that meet monthly in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie an annual conference information and referral to other services an information and resource centre (videos, books, posters, pamphlets, training manuals etc) Networking with other services. Individual advocacy is provided when a person with disability feels that their needs are not being met, that they have been treated unfairly or when the person’s supports have broken down and the individual is at risk. Due to its extensive membership throughout Tasmania, Speak Out is able to provide opportunities to facilitate effective community consultation with people with disability/and or their family on the issues that affect them.
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