4th National Disability Advocacy Conference – Presentations

Advocating for Inclusion

Advocacy strategies for achieving community living, full inclusion and participation of people with disabilities

Date: April 30 – May 1 2012

Venue: Canberra Rex Hotel, 150 Northbourne Ave, Braddon, Australian Capital Territory

Conference Presentations (in the order they were delivered)

Christy Lynch – The Open Road

Andrea Simmons – Advocacy – The Future

Veronica Pardoe – Art is Subversive

Craig Wallace – The War on Fun

Job Support – They thought I’d never work

Cher Nicholson – Supported Decision Making

Heather Linton – Supported Decision Making

Michael Kendrick – The Importance of the Presence of Independent Advocacy

Elizabeth McGarry – Life-long Learning

Madeline Sobb, Carl Thompson – Sexuality and Disability

Christy Lynch – Moving on from Congregate Settings

Alan Robertson – Closing Institutions

Jan Daisley, Matthew Bowden – The National Shut In Campaign