Colin Hiscoe’s Life Story
Read this to hear the life story of Colin Hiscoe AM, a self advocate with intellectual disability that has been Reinforce Self Advocacy’s President. Reinforce Self Advocacy is Australia’s oldest Self Advocacy Organisation run by and for people with intellectual disability.
Colin and John Protest to Close Institutions
John and Colin Hiscoe are self advocates with intellectual disability. Watch this to hear them share their story of protesting in 1989 to close institutions.
Ray Grove Speaks Up about Closing Institutions
Ray Groves was a self advocate with intellectual disability who was a member of Self Advocacy Radio Show Raising Our Voices. Watch this video to hear Ray shared his story of speaking up to close institutions.
Terry’s Story of Living in Institutions
Watch this to hear Terry share his story of growing up in institutions. Terry was a self advocate and activist with intellectual disability. He was also a member of Reinforce Self Advocacy, a Self Advocacy Organisation run by and for people with intellectual disability.
Reinforce – Speaking Up Over the Years
This book is about the history of Reinforce Self Advocacy, the oldest Self Advocacy Organisation run by and for people with intellectual disability in Australia. In this book you will learn about the work Reinforce has done, and about Self Advocacy.
Deaf and Blind: Being Me Heather
Watch this to hear Heather Lawson talks about her life as a DeafBlind person.
Aunty Jane’s Strong and Powerful Story
Aunty Jane is a First Nations Self Advocate with Intellectual Disability. She shares stories about her past abuse and tells us how Self Advocacy has helped her become strong and powerful.
