What is an Institution?
Watch this to hear Self Advocates with disability explain what an institution is and why they are a problem. Self Advocates say people should respect people with disability’s human rights.
Music Video ‘Turn Up Your Radio’
In this Club Wild music video people with disability sing about wanting a revolution or big changes to make the world better for people with disability.
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
Watch this video to hear Ray Grove shared his story of speaking up to close institutions. Ray Groves was a self advocate with intellectual disability who was a member of Self Advocacy Radio Show Raising Our Voices.
Terry’s Story of Living in Institutions
Watch this to hear Terry share his story of growing up in institutions. Terry was a activist with intellectual disability and a member of Reinforce Self Advocacy. Reinforce Self Advocacy is Australia’s older Self Advocacy Organisation run by and for people with intellectual disability.
Self Advocacy and Diversity – A Model for Multicultural Inclusion
Read this to learn about a project that looked to understand ways of supporting the growth of Self Advocacy for Multicultural People with Disability in Broad Meadows and Shepparton (Victoria).
Why the Work of Deafblind Victoria (DBV) is Important
Michelle Stevens, Trudy Ryall and Heather Lawson are all members of DeafBlind Victoria (DBV), a Self Advocacy Organisation run by and for DeafBlind people. Watch this to hear then share their stories and share why the work of Deafblind Victoria is important.
Talk by Touch – Deafblind Stories and Art
Watch this to hear Heather Lawson, Michelle Stevens and Trudy Ryall who are all DeafBlind share their stories and do an art activity. They are all members of DeafBlind Victoria (DBV), a Self Advocacy Organisation run by and for DeafBlind people.
Allan’s Story
Watch this video to hear Allan share his story of living with an Acquired Brain Injury.
