Advocate for Persons with Disabilities:
If you find it challenging to understand your treatment or care needed or find it hard speaking up, there are independent people who can act as a spokesperson for you. They make sure you are heard and your well-being is protected: they are called advocates.
What is advocacy?
Advocacy in all its forms seeks to ensure that people, particularly those who are most vulnerable in society, are able to:
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Have their voice heard on issues that are important to them
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Defend and safeguard their rights
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Have their views and wishes genuinely considered when decisions are being made about their lives
For example, they can help you:
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understand the care and treatment process
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talk about how you feel about your care
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make decisions
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challenge decisions about your care and treatment if you do not agree with them
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stand up for your rights
They can write letters for you and attend meetings with you.
Advocates will support you during:
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assessments
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care and treatment planning
Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/advocate-persons-disabilities.aspx for further information about The Office of the Advocate for Persons with Disabilities.
