Advocacy
Advocacy is about speaking up and being heard.
- Self-advocacy – is encouraging people to speak up for themselves and representing their own interests.
- Citizen advocacy – is ordinary people developing one to one relationships with people with a learning disability so they can speak up for and represent their interests.
It is your right to be heard. One way of having more choice and control is speaking up for yourself and being heard or having someone to support you to do this.
What is available in Walsall?
Making our choice
A self advocacy group supported by Royal Mencap and funded by the Walsall Learning Disability Partnership Board. Anyone can be a member and the group sets the agenda. Representatives from advocacy groups in day centres attend Making Our Choice. Representatives are members of the partnership board and associated advisory groups.
Contact us
Making Our Choice
38 Lysways Street
Walsall WS1 3AQ
Telephone 01922 746079
Email alison.davies@mencap.org.uk
Walsall service users empowerment
Gives support and encourages empowerment to all disabled groups including people with learning disabilities. They are funded by Walsall Council and support any self advocates who require it. There are four people with learning disabilities on their committee.
Contact us
Walsall Service Users Empowerment
Unit 1
Talisman House
47 Bath Street
Walsall WS1 3BX
Telephone 01922 644983
Email walsallsue@supanet.com
Advocacy Matters
Advocacy is now provided in Walsall by Advocacy Matters. They will accept referrals from learning disabled adults across the borough.
Contact us
Advocacy Matters
198 Boldmere Road
Sutton Coldfield B73 5UE
Telephone 0121 321 2377
Website www.advocacymatters.co.uk