Self Advocacy Sydney Inc in Blacktown | Community organisation

Self Advocacy Sydney Inc

Locality: Blacktown

Phone: +61 2 9622 3005

Address: Suite 214 Level 2 30 Campbell Street 2148 Blacktown, NSW, Australia

Website: https://www.sasinc.com.au

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24.01.2022 Meet our hardworking Individual Advocacy Team! Deborah is our Individual Advocacy Coordinator. Cynthia is our Individual Advocacy Officer.... Our Team can help Advocate by writing letters, making phone calls and attending meetings to ensure your rights, needs and interest are promoted and upheld. To find out more about Individual Advocacy click the link below: https://www.sasinc.com.au/individual-advocacy/

23.01.2022 SAS is excited to let everyone know about our New Leaders and Peer Support Programs! #SASinc #selfadvocacy #advocacy #leadership #peersupport #meeting #training

22.01.2022 Stroke survivor Tommy Quick is taking on a record breaking challenge, all for a great cause. Tommy is planning on travelling 9000km to the four most extreme points of mainland Australia. This is for social inclusion and stroke awareness. #SelfAdvocacy #TommyQuick #FourPointsAustralia #RecordBreaking #Challenge #StrokeAwareness #SocialInclusion #Ability... Click the link below for more details:

22.01.2022 The Virtual Disability Expo is held on September 4 and 5. This event is free and can be seen from the comfort of your own home! It is a fantastic way to connect with others and gain helpful information. If you would like to register to see the event just click this link:... https://socialimpact.force.com/cpbase__form Here is a helpful video walk through to show you how to use the event:

22.01.2022 Our Leadership Development Team is growing and has been hard at work! Ross is our Leadership Program Coordinator. Angelo is taking on the role of Leadership Program Officer while also continuing his role as Self Advocacy Officer.... Now we would like to welcome Stephanie! She is our newest Leadership Client Liaison. Find out more about our Leadership Program by clicking this link: https://www.sasinc.com.au/leadership-development/

19.01.2022 Something very exciting is happening on December 3, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD)! We at Self Advocacy Sydney are celebrating already. Every day this week we are going to be posting on all our social media for #PurpleLightUp! My PurpleSpace organise the annual Purple Light Up event, with this year being extra special. A 24 hour global broadcast is happening on December 3.... Click here for more information: https://www.purplespace.org/purple-light-up Image description: A square tile with a purple textured background. A purple title reads "#PurpleLightUp December 3 - International Day of Disability" with text written underneath. A collage of photos showing SAS staff working is lined across the lower part of the square. Logos for PurpleSpace and Self Advocacy Sydney are on the bottom of the square. #ThePurpleSpace #PurpleLightUp #International #IDPD #PersonswithDisability #socialmediatile #advocacy #selfadvocacy #SASinc #awareness #celebrate #broadcast #IntellectualDisability

18.01.2022 Remember to watch PurpleSpace’s 24-hour Global Broadcast on December 3! December 3 is the International Day of People With Disabilities. How will you be spending this important day of awareness and inclusion?... Image description: An information square with a strong purple theme in the background. A large Self Advocacy Sydney Inc. Speaking For Ourselves logo is on the top left of the square. Information is written underneath with a PurpleSpace logo on the lower left of the square. #awareness #AwarenessMatters #advocacy #AdvocacyMatters #inclusion #InclusionMatters #SASinc #PurpleSpace #PurpleLightUp #International #Broadcast #Online #DayofDisability #selfadvocacy

17.01.2022 Christmas is almost here! SAS will be taking a break over the holiday and will be closed from: Friday December 18 2020 - Monday January 18 2021.... Our fantastic Leadership and Peer Support (LAPS) Teams celebrated together today! Katoomba and Gosford joined forces to close out 2020, relaxing after all the hard work and effort they have put into building SAS to be bigger and better than ever! We are all so proud of every one of you! Leadership and Peer Support (LAPS) hope that all our clients have a very Merry Christmas and an amazing New Year! Photo description: LAPS Staff are gathered around for a group photo on a stone staircase in front of a beautiful beach. #sasinc #leadership #peersupport #LAPS #merrychristmas #christmas #party #holidays #staff #clients #santa #presents #beach #holidayspirit #newyear #happynewyear

17.01.2022 People in the deaf community can find it hard to read people with masks on during COVID-19. Here are a few quick and easy tips for communicating while wearing a mask. This helpful guide comes from Expression Australia! #SelfAdvocacy #Advocacy #Disability #Ability #Auslan #Deaf #Community #Signlanguage

16.01.2022 Congratulations to Julie for becoming a finalist for a National Award at Disability Leadership Institute. We are proud of her work in the disability community during these hard times. The 2020 Finalists are: ... Akii Ngo Brendan Borellini Dan Graham El Gibbs Find A Bed James Griffiths Jeff Shaw Jody Barney Julie Loblinzk Lauren Watson Mark Oakley Ramas McRae Ricky Buchanan Tim Chan #selfadvocacy #advocacymatters #disabilityawards2020 #leadership #advocacy #intellectualdisability #SASinc

15.01.2022 Thursday December 3. My PurpleSpace will deliver the world’s first #PurpleLightUp 24 hour digital worldwide broadcast. This is a FREE event.... To register for the event click the link below: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/purplelightup-24-hour-global #SASinc #selfadvocacy #advocacy #advocacymatters #PurpleLightUp #purplespace #broadcast #disability #awareness #international #networking #celebration #workplace #employees

12.01.2022 Our Leadership and Peer Support Team (LAPS) has been talking about Committees. "A Committee is a group of people who represent a larger group or organisation." "Committees may have different uses and their types of work change depending on the organisation and its needs."... Great job team! #SASinc #LeadershipDevelopment #PeerSupport #LAPS #Leadership #Meeting #Training #Committee #SelfAdvocacy #Advocacy

10.01.2022 Tomorrow is the International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD)! Disability Leadership Institute will be announcing the winners of their National Awards on this day. Don't forget to tune on on December 3 Thursday at 1:00pm - 2:30pm on YouTube! Click the link below:... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDOaNO7IOhyymA6gqiOJgqg #disabilityleadershipinstitute #abilitynotdisability #leadership #innovation #international #selfadvocacy #sasinc #advocacymatters #IDPwD2020 #DisabilityAwards2020 #finalists #YouTube

09.01.2022 SAS has some very exciting news to share! Leadership and Peer Support (LAPS) is growing. New offices in Katoomba and Gosford OPENING SOON!... #SASinc #SelfAdvocacy #Advocacy #Leadership #PeerSupport #LAPS #NewOffice #Katoomba #Gosford

09.01.2022 [Image description: A teal coloured graphic. The top left heading reads "SAS Vision Statement" with text below reading "People with intellectual disability are valued members of the community. They have their voices heard and rights supported." On the right there is a collage of SAS photos, with the SAS logo underneath.] #SASinc #VisionStatement #SelfAdvocacy #Advocacy #SocialMediaTile #IntellectualDisability #Disability #Ability

09.01.2022 EXCITING NEWS! Our brand new Gosford office is now supporting clients! At Gosford we are focused on Leadership and Peer Support (LAPS), an important part of Self Advocacy.... If you live in the Gosford area and want to make positive changes for not only yourself but also your community, contact us now! #sasinc #leadership #peersupport #laps #selfadvocacy #advocacy #gosford #office #training #meeting #mentoring #advocacymatters #inclusion #inclusionmatters #awareness #awarenessmatters #abilitynotdisability

09.01.2022 We are very proud of Angelo and Stephanie. They are taking on more responsibility as our Leadership and Peer Support (LAPS) Program continues to grow! Thank you for all the hard work, you are awesome!... #SASinc #SelfAdvocacy #Advocacy #Leadership #PeerSupport #LAPS #Success #GoodWork #HardWork #Office

08.01.2022 EXCITING NEWS! Our brand new Katoomba office is now supporting clients! At Katoomba we are focused on Leadership and Peer Support (LAPS), an important part of Self Advocacy.... If you live in the Katoomba area and want to make positive changes for not only yourself but also your community, contact us now! #sasinc #leadership #peersupport #laps #selfadvocacy #advocacy #katoomba #office #training #meeting #mentoring #advocacymatters #inclusion #inclusionmatters #awareness #awarenessmatters #abilitynotdisability

07.01.2022 SAS is excited for the Sydney Disability Expo tomorrow! This is a FREE Virtual Event. We hope everyone takes part and enjoys the Expo! #VirtualDisabilityExpo #IntellectualDisability #Disability #Ability #SelfAdvocacy #Advocacy #Resources #Information #Online... Here is more information from their Facebook Page:

07.01.2022 A huge thank you to Disability Leadership Institute for the nice words about our very own Self Advocacy Coordinator Julie Loblinzk! She has been working incredibly hard this year and seeing her recognised as a finalist means so much to us! Proud of you Julie!... #SASinc #selfadvocacy #advocacy #advocacymatters #leadership #mentoring #UNSW #adjunctlecturer #disabilityleadership #DisabilityAwards2020 #DisabilityLeadershipInstitue #COVID19 #pandemic #innovation #teaching #finalist

06.01.2022 Winners for the Disability Leadership Institute #NationalAwards2020 will be announced tomorrow! There will be seven Award categories. Our Self Advocacy Coordinator Julie is nominated in the field of INNOVATION! INNOVATION means achieving outcomes to the status of people with disability by working outside the box, developing new systems, technology or tools.... GOOD LUCK JULIE! #sasinc #selfadvocacy #advocacymatters #idpwd2020 #DisabilityAwards2020 #disabilityleadershipinstitute #leadership #innovation #abilitynotdisability #international #awards #finalist #nomination #achievement

06.01.2022 It is Social Inclusion Week! Social Inclusion is very important for communities everywhere. Communities should include ALL people.... For more information click the link the below: www.socialinclusionweek.com.au #SASinc #selfadvocacy #advocacymatters #socialinclusion #inclusionmatters #disabilityawareness #awarenessmatters #intellectualdisability #disability #communities #race #gender

05.01.2022 Advocacy support for the Disability Royal Commission now available at Self Advocacy Sydney! If you have experienced violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation SAS can help support you and get your voice heard. Click the link below for more information:... https://www.sasinc.com.au/disability-royal-commission/ #DisabilityRoyalCommission #IntellectualDisability #Disability #SASinc #SelfAdvocacySydney #SelfAdvocacy #Advocacy

04.01.2022 Confidence Building With SAS. Today DJ and Angelo helped Clients find ways to build their confidence. The Training included learning about public speaking and having pride in ourselves. Clients also took part in activities to help understand communication. #SASinc #ConfidenceBuilding #Training #SelfAdvocacy #Advocacy #Pride #Communication

04.01.2022 Great news! SAS has been funded through the Individual Capacity Building Program 2020 - 2021. We will be able to Lead and grow as an organisation to provide even more support than ever before! A number of Advocacy organisations and disability representative organisations will receive grants through the Individual Capacity Building Program 2020 - 2021 as well.... Congratulations to all the successful applicants of the ILC grants announced today! #SASinc #SelfAdvocacy #Advocacy #IntellectualDisability #Disability #IndividualCapacityBuilding #ILC #Grant #Funding For more information click the link below: https://www.communitygrants.gov.au//individual-capacity-bu

03.01.2022 Do you have a Disability? Have things changed because of COVID-19? Need support in a language other than English?... HELP IS AVAILABLE! Call the Disability Information Helpline on 1800 643 787 Call Translating and Interpreting Services on 131 450 Information about the Disability Information Helpline is also available in 63 languages. Visit www.dss.gov.au/disabilityhelp for more details. #DisabilityHelp

02.01.2022 Meet our hardworking Self Advocacy Team. Julie is our Self Advocacy Coordinator. DJ is our Self Advocacy Officer.... Angelo is our Self Advocacy Officer and Leadership Program Officer. Become your own Self Advocate today! Join our many happy clients as we continue always Speaking For Ourselves. To find out more about Self Advocacy click the link below: https://www.sasinc.com.au/self-advocacy/what-is-advocacy/

02.01.2022 Meet our hardworking NDIS Appeals Team! Petra is our NDIS Appeals Coordinator. NDIS Appeals has been set up to ensure all people with disability, and others affected by reviewable decisions of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), have access to support when they are seeking review of those decisions in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).... To find out more about NDIS Appeals click the link below: https://www.sasinc.com.au/individual-advocacy/

01.01.2022 Well done Julie! Disability Leadership Institute has sent their #DisabilityAwards2020 to all winners. Julie has won for 'Change Making'... Everyone is so proud of her outstanding effort! Photo description: Julie stands outside of the SAS office holding a framed award certificate in front of herself. #sasinc #selfadvocacy #advocacy #disabilityawards2020 #abilitynotdisability #leadership #changemaking #change #advocacymatters #inclusion #inclusionmatters #awareness #awarenessmatters #achievement #success

01.01.2022 Today Angelo and Stephanie supported clients in Monthly Training. The training today looked at Problem Solving. Clients learnt how to:... - Solve problems. - Identify boundaries in problem solving. - Solve problems in a nice positive way. Photo description: 6 photos are posted showing Self Advocacy Sydney clients sitting around a desk in an office, being COVID-19 safe, listening to SAS staff talking about Problem Solving. #SASinc #training #selfadvocacy #advocacymatters #advocacy #problemsolving #intellectualdisability #disability #support #abilitynotdisability