Disability Advocate
for people from a non-English speaking background (NESB)

The program is a cooperative venture between Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association (MDAA) and Disability Advocacy NSW Inc (DA).

This position is one of three regional individual advocacy positions for NESB people operated by MDAA. The other positions are in the Illawarra and Riverina/Murray regions.

The MDAA employs the NESB advocate who is based at DA and is supervised by a senior DA advocate. The position is funded by the NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC).

The NESB Advocate mainly assists clients through individual advocacy in a similar way the DASH advocates work.

The NESB Advocate can assist with advocacy if: you are from a non-English speaking background (that means that either you or at least one of your parents or grandparents were born in a country where the main language spoken is not English) and you have a disability or you are a carer of a family member of a person with a disability. MDAA is unable to assist people over 65 years of age who have acquired their disability are the age.

To find out details of how the NESB individual advocate can help, contact Disability Advocacy NES on (02) 4927 0111, or email mdaa@da.org.au, S3 L1 408 King St Newcastle West, NSW Australia 2303

For further information about the Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association, which is located in Sydney, go to www.mdaa.org.au