[dbaust] The Self Advocacy and Peer Support WA (SAPS)

From: Erika Webb <erikaweb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Erika Webb <erikaweb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 09:40:21 +0800

The Self Advocacy and Peer Support WA (SAPS) group is made up of people with 
disabilities who want to share resources and information and support each other 
in advocacy.


The group aims to connect self advocacy and peer support groups of people with 
disabilities already in existence, and link in people with disability not 
connected to these groups.


The SAPS group is supported by state peak body, People with Disabilities WA; 
however we are run by and for people with disability, we are not a service 
provider or a part of the disability services sector, and we are deliberately 
about support for people with disability as individuals not families and carers.


Using a small grant, we are seeking to:
- Develop a database of and connect with groups across Western Australia;

- Create new partnerships that result in a range of opportunities for people to 
participate, e.g. forums, conferences, training, professional development, peer 
support, and develop topical conversations;

- Provide a forum for groups across the state to connect and consider 
partnerships.


We have a SAPS Facebook page for people with disability to connect around this 
important area of peer support, and through which we can ask leading and key 
questions about topics of interest, seek interested and committed people to 
develop a calendar of events, and support each other to better connect with 
community.


Thanks so much; Mallika Macleod, SAPS Project Officer contact me at 
<mallikam@xxxxxxxxxx>
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[dbaust] The Self Advocacy and Peer Support WA (SAPS)

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