Disability Speaks has been created to build upon the foundations achieved by Dignity for Disabled, which together with your support, helped to bring to the attention of the State Government and the broader community, the major unmet support needs for people with a disability within our State.
Disability Speaks is a not-for-profit, bi-partisan, self-funded group which has been established with the following aims:
To ensure a unified voice to people with disability in policy and service development and delivery;
To ensure that voice is consumer driven;
To ensure that consumer choice is fundamental to all options;
To ensure equitable representation across the disability sector in policy and service development, and
To ensure that key information is widely circulated within the disability community.
Disability Speaks manages an online distribution list. Our aim is to have in excess of 10,000 online supporters. To support this aim, disability organisations are invited to distribute Disability Speaks information regarding major events.
It is envisaged that this program will be perpetual and provide key disability related information to stakeholders for years to come.
Disability Speaks fully supports the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities.
We trust you will enjoy receiving Disability Speaks information, and will support our events and functions. We would also appreciate if you would forward Disability Speaks on to your contacts, databases, friends, clients and supporters. Disability Speaks has no affiliation with any political party.
DAVID HOLST
Chair. (Disability Speaks)
