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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

• Being a person first

• Being able to make our own decisions

• Believing in my value as a person

• Having other people believe in you as a person

What would you do as a Self-Advocate?

• Know your rights

• Speak up for yourself

• Express your feelings

• Solve problems, get things done

• Make choices and make your own decisions

• Decide how support is given

• Have influence over your own life

• Help each other to express your feelings and thoughts

• Take control over your life

• Take part in things that effect your own life

• Be allowed to make your own mistakes

• Form groups

What do Groups do?

• Help people get support from each other

• Bring people together to share ideas and gain strength from each other 

• Learn from friends and support each other

• Help people be listened to

• Make it easier to make changes

• Influence decisions that effect people’s lives

• Meet, have fun and make friends

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