Siraaj Nadat joined us as a new member of the staff team on Monday 30th July. Siraaj’s new title is Self-Advocacy Officer. He will be working on the Health self-assessment across the West Midlands, as well as a range of other self-advocacy projects.
After his interview, Siraaj reflected on the importance of self-advocacy, “Self-advocacy gives people a voice. If there was no self-advocacy how would people’s voice get out there? When I joined the self-advocacy movement I saw the benefits; it makes people aware of their rights, opens their eyes to know what’s out there in the world and tells them they can say what they want. Even now I see people struggling to have their say, people who have low self-esteem and who are stopped doing what they want to do simply because they have a disability'".
When asked why he wants to work in self-advocacy he said, “I want to contribute to society and make a difference to my life and the lives of people with learning disabilities. I want to be out there doing the things I want to do, and work as part of a team on projects which affect people with learning disabilities not only in the Black Country but beyond. Now I know a lot of people nationally and regionally so I can make links and help the organisation to build those links as well.”
02 Aug
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Carol is the Office Manager. As well as providing support for the organisation, Carol manages the website to make sure that all the information is up to date and accessible. She also makes sure that people know about Changing Our Lives by looking after publicity and marketing and taking lots of photographs at our events! Carol is the first person you will speak to if you call Changing Our Lives.