Advocacy groups

Advocacy groups speak up for people with disability.

They can:

• help you have your say
• give you information and advice.

Census

The Census is a big survey that collects information about everyone across Australia.

Culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD)

CaLD people:

• come from different countries and backgrounds
• speak languages other than English.

Data

When we talk about data, we mean:

• facts
• information
• records.

Lived experience

When you have lived experience of disability, you:

• have a disability
• know what life can be like for people with disability
• can share your story to help others.

Outcomes

Outcomes are the important results we want to get for people with disability.

Persona

When someone collects data about a group of people, they can use the data to make an example of a person from that group.

But the person isn’t real.

We call this example a persona.

Policy

A policy is a plan for how we should do things.

Provider

Providers are organisations that deliver a service.