{"id":305,"date":"2023-06-01T17:23:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T07:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2024-04-02T13:42:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T02:42:14","slug":"act-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/advocacy\/act-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"ACT Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ACT Advocacy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>ACT Down Syndrome &amp; Intellectual Disability advocates for the rights of people with disability to access all services and supports they may need to lead a fulfilling life in the ACT and surrounding regions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do we do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We have representatives sitting on a variety of Government advisory groups, reference groups and community groups. We currently have representatives providing advice on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ACT Disability Health Strategy Steering Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACT Disability Education Reference Group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paediatric Navigation and Liaison Service Consumer Reference Group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Light Rail to Woden Community Reference Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Budget Submissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/ACTDSA-2023-ACT-Government-Budget-Submission.pdf\">2022\/2023 Budget Submission<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023\/2024 Budget Submission (Joint DPO Submission):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/12\/14.12.23-Budget-policy-asks-final-24-25-Joint-sub.pdf\">Budget Submission<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/23.12.23-Budget-DPO-Joint-funding-asks.pdf\">Budget DPO Funding Asks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Media Releases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2024<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>27 March 2024 &#8211; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/04\/27.03.24-Shared-Statement-on-Foundational-Supports-version-with-header.pdf\">Shared Statement: Foundational Supports and NDIS<\/a><\/em> (Joint Media Release)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13 March 2024 &#8211; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/13.03.24-Shared-Budget-Release.pm_.pdf\">ACT Budget: disability groups call for whole of government disability response and boost to struggling disability advocacy services<\/a><\/em> (Joint Media Release)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2023 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11 December 2023 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/12\/11.12.23-Joint-Media-Release-Disability-Sector-Welcomes-New-Disability-Minister.pdf\"><em>Disability Sector Welcomes Rachel Stephen-Smith As New Disability Minister<\/em> <\/a>(Joint Submission)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7 December 2023 &#8211; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/12\/7.12.23-NDIS-Review-Threatens-Choice-and-Control.pdf\">NDIS Review threatens choice and control<\/a><\/em> (Joint Submission)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>28 October 2023 &#8211; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/12\/DRC-Media-Release-WWDACT-DSA-and-AFI-28.9.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/12\/DRC-Media-Release-WWDACT-DSA-and-AFI-28.9.pdf\">Responses to Disability Royal Commission must tackle root causes of violence and exclusion<\/a><\/em> (Joint Submission)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>27 June 2023 &#8211; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/12\/Budget-Media-Release-as-at-4.20pm.pdf\">Lack of disability strategy funds makes for a \u2018disappointing\u2019 ACT Budget<\/a> <\/em>(Joint Submission)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19 June 2023 &#8211; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/12\/Media-Release-Joint-Sector-on-Budget-19-June-23.pdf\">2023 Budget: Barr Government must fund promised disability strategies<\/a><\/em> (Joint Submission)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-63e43788\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-371d697f\">\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/Confident-Speakers-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Confident Speakers Group\" class=\"wp-image-219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/Confident-Speakers-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/Confident-Speakers-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/Confident-Speakers-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/Confident-Speakers-2-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/Confident-Speakers-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/Image-4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/Image-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/Image-4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/IMG_0345-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/IMG_0345-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/IMG_0345-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACT Advocacy ACT Down Syndrome &amp; 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