Right to be heard: new website for young disabled people on NDIS rights

Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) video promoting the "Right to be heard" website. http://righttobeheard.org.au  Video supplied by YDAS

Transcript

00:00Have you ever been in a situation where you think something isn't right but not sure how to speak up

00:04about it? A lot of the other disabled young people have been in the same situation and it sucks.

00:09Everyone deserves to be and feel safe especially by the supports and services you use. That's why

00:15we co-designed Right to Be Heard. Right to Be Heard is a website created by and for disabled

00:20young people. On it is information, resources, personal experiences and tips to help you learn

00:26about your rights, recognise when something might be wrong and speak up about your concerns.

00:31Help by educating people how they have a right to be treated. If they're treated badly by

00:37NDIS they might not know it and so by using the website they can go oh I'm not supposed

00:42to be treated like this. When to speak to a trusted adult. If you need further advice to how to collect

00:49evidence prior to making the complaint. Seeing that you know these information is informed by

00:55people who actually do share your experiences or have very similar experiences can probably give

01:00you some comfort to know that yeah you're not just alone in those situations. The target audience

01:05for the Right to Be Heard website are disabled young people on the NDIS. It's so important that

01:12disabled young people are able to get the opportunity to develop skills and get information and resources

01:18as to how to best self-advocate and represent themselves.

01:22And there's a section for NDIS providers, parents and carers with information and resources to help

01:29them understand how to best support the disabled young person in their lives. How to best support you.