“Self-advocacy is about independent groups of people with disabilities
\nworking together for justice by helping each other take charge of our lives
\nand fight discrimination. It teaches us how to make decisions and choices
\nthat affect our lives to we can be more independent. It also teaches
\nus about our rights, but along with learning about our
\nrights we learn responsibilities. The way we learn about
\nadvocating for ourselves is by supporting each other and
\nhelping each other gain confidence in ourselves so we can
\nspeak out for what we believe.”<\/p>\n
(SABE, 1991)<\/p>\n
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) is the U.S. national
\nself-advocacy organization with a board representative from every
\nstate in the US.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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