Knowsley Disability Concern

" advocacy is about putting people in control of their own lives"

Dot Ashton
TALK Project Manager
Tel: 0151 480 8889
Fax: 0151 480 2999
e-mail:
dot.ashton@kdc.org.uk

TALK Project Assistant
Tel: 0151 480 8889
Fax: 0151 480 2999
e-mail:
helen.parkinson@kdc.org.uk

TALK - Talk and Listen Knowsley

Advocacy means to speak up for someone.

Most of us at sometime in our lives speak up for others, or hope that some one will speak up for us when we need support.

There are some groups of people who may need more help than others.

This is particularly the case for people with learning disabilities because they are at risk of being ignored.

Advocacy is about making things change because people’s voices are heard and listened to. Its about making sure people can make their own choices in life and have the chance to be as independent as they want to be. Advocacy is about putting a person in control of his or her own life.

What does an advocate do?

An advocate works to make things happen and change
An advocate tries to make sure that people have the same chances as everybody else in the community
An advocate helps people to make choices of their own life.

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