1. HOW TO GET STUFF FOR FREE RESOURCING THE ADVOCACY SECTOR 2009 VCOSS CONGRESS Sharon Granek

2. Improve advocacy practice Develop networks Support organisations providing advocacy Strengthen links between Disability advocacy organisations and the broader social advocacy sector Enable disability advocacy organisations and networks to participate in DARU activities Provide information within the advocacy sector Provide resources to strengthen advocacy in Victoria

3. Code of Conduct Weekly Updates - In the News - Events - Training - Publication and Resources - Submissions - Paid and Voluntary positions Training for Disability Advocates Equipment and Resource Library Key Actions

4. Equipment and Resource library What should it look like? How will it work? What else is around?

5. Challenges How to make it accessible Don’t want to increase workloads Getting organisations to come on board

6. Policies & Procedures Needed to develop policies to provide guidelines how items could be borrowed. Borrowers have to sign up and agree to a range of Terms and Conditions returned. If the item has been lost or damaged the organisation will take responsibility for the cost of replacement or repairs to items borrowed by the individual. Users are responsible for making their own arrangements to pick up and return borrowed items

7. Phone03 9639 5807 Emailadmin@daru.org.auadmin@daru.org.au AddressLevel 8/128 Exhibition St. Melbourne 3000