{"id":13094,"date":"2021-09-23T16:51:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T16:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=13094"},"modified":"2021-09-23T16:51:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T16:51:39","slug":"funding-boost-for-disability-advocacy-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/09\/23\/funding-boost-for-disability-advocacy-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding boost for disability advocacy services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People with disability will be better supported to access services and support under the NSW Government\u2019s new Disability Advocacy Futures Program.<br \/>\nMinister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Alister Henskens said organisations can now apply for contracts under the program, which fulfils the intent of NSW Ageing and Disability Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ageingdisabilitycommission.nsw.gov.au%2Fnews%2Freview-into-disability-advocacy-in-nsw&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwebmaster%40nsw.liberal.org.au%7C633075ec4a9e4dfcfcdd08d97e14a35c%7Cf7b9e888f8a7467190c0d6ca09a51633%7C0%7C0%7C637679449499675181%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=9WiV3xEO9iCbt3CY3%2FpW7m3NcTaoz3uogwpEcTKAKiA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">report<\/a>\u00a0into the sector.<br \/>\n\u201cAdvocacy empowers people to overcome barriers that affect their ability to participate in our community,\u201d Mr Henskens said.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Commissioner\u2019s report provided a blueprint for a contemporary and sustainable advocacy system and now organisations have the opportunity to be a part of this exciting new chapter.<br \/>\n\u201cI look forward to seeing the innovation, collaboration and new ways of delivering support that this commissioning process will deliver.\u201d<br \/>\nMore than $13 million under the Disability Advocacy Futures Program will be allocated to organisations across individual, systemic and representative advocacy types.<br \/>\nIt will support the more than 1.4 million people with disability in NSW, not just those accessing services and supports under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).<br \/>\nThe NSW Government is investing $3.6 billion in the NDIS in 2021-22.<br \/>\n\u201cOur investment in disability advocacy and workforce development programs like More Jobs More Care are examples of NSW going above and beyond our multi-billion NDIS investment,\u201d Mr Henskens said.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019re working to create a more inclusive and accessible NSW that supports all people with disability to reach their full potential and these investments are testament to that.\u201d<br \/>\nFor more information about the program, and to apply, visit the NSW Government\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tenders.nsw.gov.au%2Fdcj%2F%3Fevent%3Dpublic.rft.show%26RFTUUID%3D46575985-C386-8695-A56BD1A8F4231059&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwebmaster%40nsw.liberal.org.au%7C633075ec4a9e4dfcfcdd08d97e14a35c%7Cf7b9e888f8a7467190c0d6ca09a51633%7C0%7C0%7C637679449499685135%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=sfbHGn6CzSZceDDfKHg3AB50oZjqE4AK5F5GgmYm9zs%3D&amp;reserved=0\">eTendering website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People with disability will be better supported to access services and support under the NSW Government\u2019s new Disability Advocacy Futures Program. Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Alister Henskens said organisations can now apply for contracts under the program, which fulfils the intent of NSW Ageing and Disability Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald\u2019s\u00a0report\u00a0into the sector. \u201cAdvocacy &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/09\/23\/funding-boost-for-disability-advocacy-services\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Funding boost for disability advocacy services&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13094\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}