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Bill is Deaf and communicates with British Sign language. His wife is also deaf and partially blind. They live independently in their own home with some support from the Deaf Link Worker.

In this special episode for advocacy awareness week, Gail Petty is in conversation with Jacqui Jobson on Equity and Diversity within the advocacy community.

N|Compass give a simple example case study showing how #AdvocacyinAction supported a lady with her Care Act Assessment

Lindsay from People First Independent Advocacy - which celebrates its 30th birthday this year - talks about their Health and Social Care Advocacy project.

As a person-led organisation, VITAL has been supporting communities in Bradford for over 30 years. These are their thoughts on why being Person-Led is so important in Advocacy:

Video from Advocacy Focus talking about "What advocacy is and how it works to empower your voice".

Fantastic creative video on conversations, language and the power and challenges of communication from Aims Creative at Aims Advocacy

Kate Mercer from Blackbelt Advocacy talks about independence and guarding against isomorphism in advocacy in this fascinating short video.

#AAW21 - Join the conversation. This week is the 4th annual Advocacy Awareness Week.

Chris Lerwell from Advocacy Support Cymru talks about how his brother inspired his route to becoming an Independent Mental Capacity Advocate