– Self-advocates work to have choice in control in their lives, and for all people with intellectual disabilities. – Self-advocates work for human rights and equality. They make positive changes in their communities, states, and in the country. – Self-advocates are always learning and educating others. – Self-advocates have opportunities to develop their leadership skills….
We asked self-advocates an important question: “What does self-advocacy mean to you?” They shared answers like:
In this part of the toolkit, we will share things like: how self-advocacy started how it may be used to make life better how to get involved
“Self-advocacy is about independent groups of people with disabilities working together for justice by helping each other take charge of our lives and fight discrimination. It teaches us how to make decisions and choices that affect our lives to we can be more independent. It also teaches us about our rights, but along with learning…