Self-Advocacy
Self-Advocacy...What is it?
* A civil rights movement for every person to have control over one’s life so people with disabilities are treated the same as everyone else.
* Beliefs and Values
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Being a person first
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Being able to make our own decisions
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Believing in my value as a person
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Having other people believe in you as a person
What would you do as a Self-Advocate?
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Know your rights
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Speak up for yourself
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Express your feelings
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Solve problems, get things done
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Make choices and make your own decisions
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Decide how support is given
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Have influence over your own life
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Help each other to express your feelings and thoughts
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Take control over your life
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Take part in things that effect your own life
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Be allowed to make your own mistakes
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Form groups
What do Groups do?
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Help people get support from each other
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Bring people together to share ideas and gain strength from each other
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Learn from friends and support each other
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Help people be listened to
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Make it easier to make changes
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Influence decisions that effect people’s lives
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Meet, have fun and make friends
Resources:
Kentucky Self-Advocates for Freedom, Inc. (KYSAFF) is a statewide
organization, directed by Kentuckians with disabilities, committed to
working in partnership to promote equal rights, inclusion, self-advocacy,
support and education in all realms of life."
http://www.kyselfadvocates.com/
