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We’ll make sure you’re heard when it matters most.
It’s taken me 53 years to get benefits support, which I should have had from birth. I cannot thank VoiceAbility enough for what they’ve done for me and my son.
We support people to be heard in decisions about their health, care and wellbeing.
We’re an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services.
Use Your Power campaign
We’re calling for direct intervention by government and NHS England to end the “hidden scandal” of people with a learning disability and autistic people being detained for many years in mental health hospitals. Use your power, sign our petition.
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Lisa’s story: ‘Becoming a VoiceAbility advocate is the best decision I’ve ever made’
Meet Lisa, who swapped the public sector for the third sector when she started her advocacy career with VoiceAbility last year.
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‘You need to listen’ — people with lived experience of disability tell UK government how healthcare must change
Four people who work with VoiceAbility have shared their experiences of disability as part of an inquiry into the UK government’s new…
‘Becoming yourself, getting yourself back again, doesn't start until you leave hospital’ ─ Lucy’s story and why she’s fighting for change
Lucy, who is autistic, was admitted to a mental health hospital as a teenager.
‘We’re just left there to rot’ ─ Pam’s story and why she’s campaigning for change
Pam, who has a learning disability, was admitted to a mental health hospital as a teenager.
Use Your Power! Hidden scandal of people with a learning disability and autistic people being detained long-term in mental health hospitals
We’re calling for direct intervention by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to use their new powers to direct NHS England.
We celebrate 2 years since we started supporting people to access benefits in Scotland
Since we started providing benefit advocacy in April 2022, we’ve dealt with around 6,000 cases and now have 51 staff in Scotland.
Our impact
Every year we support over 37,000 people to be heard.
37,149
people helped through individual advocacy or peer support this year
78 seconds
is our average response time, on the phone or webchat
73%
of people met their advocate face to face
Our impact
We work with over 26,000 people in local communities every year.
Our vision and values
What we believe.
Influencing policy
We speak out in support of everyone’s right to a voice.