Campbelltown – DAFP Drop-in Information Clinic

About PWDA

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is Australia’s national peak disability rights and advocacy organisation by and for people with disability. They are a cross-disability organisation which means they represent the interests of people with all kinds of disability. They deliver a range of programs, services and activities which empower, champion and celebrate people with disability.

PWDA are able to assist with:

• Information – informing individuals of their rights and where they can get help
• Self-advocacy – talking to individuals about ways they can solve their problem themselves
• Advocacy – working with individuals to help them solve their problem
• Solving issues – related to e.g. housing, health, education, transport, justice, child protection, domestic violence, or cultural activities
• The support their advocates provide – which can include going to meetings with or for the person, writing letters, making phone calls, assisting them to lodge complaints, and much more.

PWDA’s advocacy services are:

• Free and confidential
• Non-legal
• Issue-based
• Short to medium term
• For people with disability who have serious and urgent issues.

For more information on PWDA please visit their website pwd.org.au/get-help