Cdah

Community Disability Alliance Hunter is a peer support organisation, run for and by people with disability, with the support of their families and allies.

We believe that each person with disability has the right to:
* a good life as a valued and active citizen
* genuine voice, choice and control of his /her life
* recognition for his /her skills, gifts, abilities and potential
* genuine and meaningful inclusion in the social, economic, cultural and political life of the community
*have a collective voice which promotes our common experiences

What we do:
* Increase the knowledge, skills and capacity of people with disability and their families through information, advice, mentoring, peer support, training and development
* Assist people to get the most out of their packages of support
* Build the capacity of the community to welcome all people
* Share our collective lived experience to empower people with disability to have voice, choice and control
* Uphold and be guided by the principles and articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

What we want to achieve:
Community Disability Alliance Hunter strives:
* for an inclusive and just society where people with disability have voice, choice, control and active citizenship through social, economic, cultural and political participation
* to be an independent, user led organisation committed to the rights and best interests of people with disability
* for people with disability and their families to get the support they need to live the lives they choose
* to be a collective voice of and for people with disability which promotes full inclusion and active citizenship