Greg.See-Kee@f631.n712.z3.fidonet.org (Greg See-Kee) (06/29/90)
Index Number: 8995 >>We need to spell out more exactly the details of ADVOCACY. This >>role is very different from that of Personal Attendant. FW> You completely missed the point. The person was just asking FW> for help in being classified by our government as being disabled so FW> they would be eligible for benifits. Hence the different types of "advocates". In Australian government departments, we often have a person responsible for "special interest" groups. So if the issue is "client-classification", or employment" or whatever, for certain clients/ customers, the "advocate-type of person is called. Some disability groups are also treated differently, depending on the suggested disability. The case above seemed to require the staff-person who was familiar best with that specific disability. At other times, clients can ask for, or be approached by specialist "advocates" from outside the government department. We also have this system in Australia. Doesn't anything like this exist in North America? -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!3!712!631!Greg.See-Kee Internet: Greg.See-Kee@f631.n712.z3.fidonet.org