What does PDCN do?
We are a systemic advocacy and peer support organisation for people with physical disability. We do not currently offer individual advocacy services.
What is systemic advocacy?
Systemic advocacy seeks to influence or secure positive long-term changes that remove barriers and address discriminatory practices to ensure the collective rights and interests of people with disability are upheld.
What is peer support?
Peer support seeks to build the individual capacity of people with physical disabilities, their parents and informal carers by empowering them through improved knowledge, skills, confidence and social connections. At PDCN, these include workshops and peer groups, as well as individualised peer mentoring to help reach goals and overcome challenges.
What is individual advocacy?
Individual advocacy seeks to uphold the rights and interests of people with all types of disabilities on a one-to-one basis by addressing instances of discrimination, abuse and neglect. It involves working towards influencing individual outcomes by working for and with the individual to ensure their rights are respected.
I am having difficulty with a specific issue and was wondering if PDCN could help me?
PDCN will try to help you by providing you with all the relevant information you require. In some cases a person may require support from an individual advocate, if this is the case we can provide you with contact details for individual advocacy agencies who will be able to assist you.
The Physical Disability Council of NSW has once again in 2018 met the requirements of the New South Wales Disability Service Standards