Self-advocates

Senate Confirms Controversial Autism Self-Advocate To National ...

After months of delay, the Senate unanimously confirmed Ari Ne'eman on Tuesday to become the first person with autism to serve on the National Council on Disability.

Self Advocates Needed for SAAL Connection « independence ...

We are looking for stories from self advocates about the type of support you get, what it means to you, and what life would be like without it. People can write their own stories or get help from someone to write it. ...

YAI Self-Advocates Honor Staff Who Bring ADA to Life

MAMARONECK, NY - For Helen Ng and other members of the YAI Network's self-advocacy group, the Americans with Disabilities Act - passed 20 years ago this Monday - provided a framework for disabled persons' fight to gain equal standing. ...

Advocacy and the ADA | AbilityVoice

Trisston Wright Burrows reflects on the groundwork laid by disability rights advocates in the past and encourages the same spirit as we look to the future.

Buddy walk commttee metting

Will @ TBA- 5pm to 8pm, contact Rachel wood, outreach coordinator at rachel@dsindiana.org or 317-931-9843 Please come with good ideas for this year's buddy walk. Take care Jessica Green.

JFActivist: Self Advocacy History Added to Berkeley Library

From The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley. Oral Histories of Self Advocates with Developmental Disabilities Added to UC Berkeley Library BERKELEY, CA (May 20, 2010) – The Bancroft Library at the University of California, ...

Oral histories of 'self advocates' with developmental disabilities ...

"The disability history program in the Bancroft Library's Regional Oral History Office (ROHO) has added a new collection of oral histories of leaders in the self-advocacy movement, led by individuals with intellectual and developmental ...

Will's Way: Will and Addison

To read more about Jennifer Cunningham and other amazing self-advocates go to: http://www.ndsccenter.org/selfadvo/council.php. Also, more to come about the Buddy Walk soon...but mark your calendars...the Columbus Buddy Walk is Sunday, ...

United Spinal's Disability Summit Rallies Self-Advocates to ...

Attendees–mostly self-advocates, activists, and disability professionals who fight the good fight of enabling independence and improving rights–were also a big part of the event. Many looked forward to the opportunity to participate in ...

Animoto – EDAC self advocacy for disable « social justice and ...

Animoto – EDAC self advocacy for disable. July 18, 2010 — tony serve. Animoto – EDAC self advocacy for disabled http://ht.ly/2cZbW short vid for tomorrow's presentation on new media for activists at EDAC Perth. Posted in blog. ...

Bill would remove "mental retardation" from Massachusetts law

The Massachusetts House this week passed a bill to remove the words "mental retardation" from state law.

Workshop on special education July 16

On My Own, Inc., will host a Special Education Training workshop for parents, self-advocates and other professionals with an interest in helping families become their child's best advocate.

Peer Connections, Be Well! Be Fit!

Program designed to help self advocates live a good & healthy life. Sponsored by the NC Council on Disablities.

Autism conference to focus on including growing number of students with disorder

The practice of keeping students with autism separated from the rest of the school population needs to end. That is the message of a four-day conference coming to the area this summer. The University of New Hampshires Institute on Disability is holding its annual autism conference next month at the Crowne Plaza in Nashua. Titled A New View of Students with ASD: Implications for Inclusive ...

The Lower Hudson Journal News visited YAI self-advocates in Mamaroneck to find out more about self-advocacy and... http://fb.me/Fy5SFF7t

The Lower Hudson Journal News visited YAI self-advocates in Mamaroneck to find out more about self-advocacy and... http://fb.me/Fy5SFF7t