What is the value of disability advocacy?

With the release of the Disability Royal Commission report, the NDIS review coming out soon, and stories of abuse and neglect prevalent in the media, it is clear disability advocacy is as important as ever. We asked disability advocates at DARU’s Strengthening Disability Advocacy Conference what they thought the value of advocacy is and what it gives to the state of Victoria.
This video features:
Sam Drummond, Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission
Rachael Thompson, Rights Information & Advocacy Centre
Kim Collinson, Action for More Independence & Dignity in Accommodation
James Greenfield, Action for More Independence & Dignity in Accommodation
David Petherick, Barwon Disability Resource Council
Katherine Marshall, Inclusive Rainbow Voices