My Card, My Voice
Learn more about the National Assistance Card’s ‘My Card, My Voice’ campaign, including helpful resources to spread the word.
My Card, My Voice is about raising awareness by encouraging the wider community to notice the National Assistance Card, understand its meaning, and respond with patience and respect. It also invites more autistic people and people with brain injury to apply, giving them a simple tool that speaks for them when they can’t.
"Living with an invisible brain injury can be isolating. The National Assistance Card validated my experience and made my disability feel legitimate, not so invisible anymore. I'm optimistic, capable, and passionate and sometimes people forget I'm brain injured. The Card allowed me to reintroduce this reality to friends and family, helping them understand that sometimes life is challenging simply because I have a brain injury."
"Being a Black Autistic person adds extra layers of challenge when I am out in the community, accessing services, or travelling. With my accent, disability, and race, interactions are not always safe or understood. The National Assistance Card gives me something tangible I can show, which helps people understand my needs, support me appropriately, and treat me with dignity."
We want your National Assistance Card to be a badge of confidence, helping you feel comfortable when visiting doctors’ offices, hospitals, shops and local cafes.
You can use these email and social media templates to encourage your community to become National Assistance Card-aware. This helps create an environment where you and other people with disability can feel confident and safe.
Remember to fill in your personal details before sending. Because it’s your card, and your voice.
Recommend the National Assistance Card to your clients.
Let your community know that your staff are ready to support autistic people and people with brain injury when they need it.
Help cardholders feel safe, understood, and supported in an emergency situation.
