OPA’s mission is to protect the human rights of people with disability. It is an issue that Lisa, who lives with an acquired brain injury, is passionate about. In this series of interviews, Lisa seeks to explore how various organisations that provide services to people with disability view human rights, and what they are doing to promote the human rights of people with disability.
Office of the Public Advocate
The Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) is a human rights organisation which promotes the diversity and inclusion of all people. OPA’s vision is of a just and inclusive society that values and respects people from all walks of life and ages, and promotes a workplace culture where difference, lived experience, gender identities, sexualities, faiths, ethnicities, and abilities are respected.