Self-advocacy is about empowering people to have choice and control over their lives.
Below is a word cloud made by people coming to our Wednesday self-advocacy group about what they do at the sessions and what they think of it.
DAD supports people to develop the skills and confidence to speak up and understand and uphold their own rights.
We use peer support and group advocacy as our route to develop self advocacy. Find out more here
As a local organisation we very much rely on the support of our local community. We support over 2,000 people every year to have greater choice and control and remove the barriers that disabled adults and children experience in their everyday lives. But we need YOUR help.