Self advocacy groups can help service providers to:

• Advise on the quality of services and make them better
   
• Inform service evaluation and reporting
   
• Empower people to express their individual needs and support self-determination
   
• Enable participatory decision making and choice within a service
   
• Build skills to deliver person-centred planning.

Self Advocacy supports the aims of the National Disability Insurance Scheme's (NDIS) Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) to ensure that:

• People with disability are connected and have the information they need to make decisions and choices.
   
• People with disability have the skills and confidence to participate and contribute to the community and protect their rights.
   
• People with disability use and benefit from the same mainstream services as everyone else.
   
• People with disability participate in and benefit from the same community activities as everyone else.
   
• People with disability actively contribute to leading, shaping and influencing their community.
   

And supports the National Standards for Disability:

• Rights
   
• Participation and Inclusion
   
• Individual Outcomes
   
• Feedback and Complaints
   
• Service Access
   
• Service Management

Looking to embed inclusive practices in your organisation?

Capacity building & training available at Voice at the Table