This paper was presented by a worker from Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities Inc. (ADEC) and describes the work of the organisation. ADEC works on four programs areas: Advocacy, Information provision, Education of consumers and service providers, and Research. ADEC has found that mainstream disability programs and services have failed to adequately deal with or consider the issue of relevance to people with disabilities from a non English speaking background. Keywords: Advocacy, Cross Cultural