This fact sheet/social story was created with funding from the US Department of Education as a tool for youth with disabilities to plan for their future.
For more information, visit: FACT SHEET Self-Advocacy – Youth VISUAL
Learning how to advocate for yourself could help you at school, at your job and in your community. Advocating for yourself means knowing what your needs are and speaking up for yourself to get your needs met. It takes practice!
To hear tips from other students with disabilities who have learned to advocate for themselves in high school, at work, and at college, watch the videos in this collection .
For more information, visit PACER – Advocating for Myself.
Advocates in Action RI is Rhode Island’s Statewide Self-Advocacy organization. An independent, 501(c)3 organization, our mission is to empower people who have a developmental disability to advocate for themselves and others, to support and strengthen the Self‐Advocacy movement and to raise awareness about disability issues in the community. They strive to help people become educated about their options, aware of available resources, able to make informed decisions, in control of their own lives, and involved within the community.
For more information, click HERE
Advocates in Action Rhode Island is an independent non-profit Statewide Self-Advocacy organization. Their mission is to empower people who have a developmental disability to advocate for themselves and others, to support and strengthen the Self‐Advocacy movement and to raise awareness about disability issues in the community. They use our site to share information, resources, and news about Self-Advocacy activities for events.
In light of the current Coronavirus Pandemic that is sweeping through the world and across our country, they’ve decided to narrow their focus and dedicate this space to help Self-Advocates understand what’s going and connect with others. For this user-friendly resource, click HERE.
