Dementia Action Week
Tuesday,
6 September 2022Advocacy in Action
![Sandra Timmons sitting behind the scenes at the filming of of her dementia story.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.dementia.org.au%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmedia_block_landscape%2Fpublic%2F2024-01%2Faia-Sandra-BTS-news-item.jpg%3Fh%3Dbc0fc18d%26itok%3DrUtmLmhX&w=1920&q=75)
Advocates have been sharing their stories for Dementia Action Week and how a little support has made a big difference in their lives. Sandra Timmons from regional Victoria, Bill Yeates from Sydney and Jack Ellis from Darwin gave their time and energy to be filmed for this year’s TV commercials which will go to air next week.
Ann Lord and John Quinn gave their thoughts and insights into what makes a Dementia-Friendly Community as part of the policy paper Dismantling Dementia Discrimination: It starts before the diagnosis.
![Jack Ellis behind the scenes at Dementia Australia's TV commercial shoot.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.dementia.org.au%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmedia_block_landscape%2Fpublic%2F2024-01%2Faia-Jack-Ellis-behind-the-scenes.jpg%3Fh%3Dc28c9d26%26itok%3Dfb5E9TI4&w=3840&q=75)
![Dementia Advocate Bill Yeates holding a surfboard in Manly](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.dementia.org.au%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmedia_block_landscape%2Fpublic%2F2024-01%2Faia-Bill-Yeates-Manly-dam-DAW.jpg%3Fh%3D71976bb4%26itok%3DLY6cuR2q&w=3840&q=75)
Photo 1: Dementia Advocate Sandra Timmons
Photo 2: Dementia Advocate Jack Ellis and film crew
Photo 3: Dementia Advocate Bill Yeates and film crew