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‘I kept saying there’s a little person at the centre of this’: how not being listened to before her son’s brain surgery led to mum's complete career change
Annabelle McWhinnie shares how not being listened to when her newly-born son was very ill led to a complete career change as an advocate.
‘Nobody was listening’: how Diane's poor experiences as a parent led to finding her calling as a Dudley advocate
For Advocacy Awareness Week, Diane Williams reflects on how her experiences as a parent led her to become an advocate.
Culturally appropriate advocacy: linking lived experience to systemic change
Urjaa Chudasama explores issues like how microaggressions affect clients and how we can respond with culturally appropriate advocacy.
"Advocacy is more than a career, it’s my calling" – Fatime shares her story
Fatime Pecaku re-shares her story for Advocacy Awareness Week on the theme of why advocacy matters.
Co-Production Success in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Our recent Lived Experience Engagement Programme workshop demonstrates the impact of true co-production.
'When you see a smile on the young person’s face, it's special' — independent visitor Don on his voluntary role
A retired policer officer who loves sport has spoken about the “feel-good factor” he gets from his voluntary role supporting children and…
'We're here to break down barriers': Advocate Linda on supporting disabled people to access Social Security Scotland benefits
VoiceAbility advocate Linda speaks about her work supporting disabled people to access Social Security Scotland benefits.
Double Autism Hero Awards win for VoiceAbility
The phenomenal achievements of both Elspeth Jones and Lucy Lovett were celebrated at the 2025 Autism Hero Awards last month.
VoiceAbility calls on MPs to strengthen changes to the Mental Health Act 1983
Our policy and public affairs lead provides an overview of what’s happening with mental health policy in England.
Pension Age Disability Payment: an update
From 24 March 2025, Pension Age Disability Payment will be available to residents of 13 more areas within Scotland.
MP Kirsty Blackman sees the impact of our outreach work at the Tillydrone Community Flat
Advocate Alicja Mlek has been providing advocacy support to Aberdeen residents since October 2024.
New partnerships struck at pop-up shop promoting our Social Security Scotland benefits advocacy service
VoiceAbility’s pop-up shop returned to Dumfries, supporting people to apply for benefits and seeing new partnerships struck.