Word list

This list explains what the bold words in this document mean.

Advocacy organisation

Advocacy organisations are groups that speak up for people with disability. They can:

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

Anti-Discrimination NSW (ADNSW)

ADNSW is an organisation that helps stop discrimination in NSW.

Barriers

A barrier is something that stops you from doing something you:

• need to do
• want to do.

Complaint

When you make a complaint, you tell someone that something:

• has gone wrong
• isn’t working well.

Disability discrimination

Disability discrimination is when you’re treated badly because:

• you have a disability
• people think you have a disability
• you used to have a disability
• you might have a disability in the future
• you know a person with disability.

Discrimination

Discrimination is when you treat someone badly because of something about them they can’t change.

Psychosocial disability

A psychosocial disability affects your me