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Services We Provide at SAS Inc.
Description:
- An Self Advocacy organisation run by and for people with Intellectual Disability
- We provide information and support to individuals and groups to promote awareness of their rights and responsibilities within the community.
- We support people who want to develop their skills and confidence so they can speak out and make decisions that will effect their own lives
Area Serviced:
Sydney Metropolitan Area
Outside this area, on request only
YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A PAID MEMBER TO ACCESS OUR SERVICE
If you do want to be a paid member the fees below apply.
If you do want to be a paid member the fees below apply.
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Full members
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Associate members |
Group members |
People who use the service:
- People with Intellectual Disability
Funding source:
- Funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Social Services.
Publications:
- Self Advocacy Newsletter
Meetings:
- Monthly meetings
Types of Training & Support we provide for Consumers and Service providers
Training:
- Self Advocacy
- Disability awareness
- Workers' Committee
- Specific Disability service standards
- Assertiveness
- Rights Responsibilities and Consequences
- Be aware not scared
- Anger management
- Leadership skills
- Budgeting
- Healthy Eating
- Travel Skills
- looking after yourself
- Friendships and relationships
- Communication Skills
- With negotiation, we can design training packages to suit your needs
Support
- Individual support for people with a Disability
- Support consumer representatives at meetings
Documents
- Develop easy to read documents
- Develop curricula for training
Advocacy
- Represent people with Intellectual Disability on consultative committees, educational, vocational, residential at both community and Government level.
- Act as advisors to these committees with consultation of consumers.
