Types of Advocacy
action that influences decisions
advocacy
What did she study in school/ what was her profession?
Math/ Mathematician
When did she start advocacy?
College
What is an example of advocacy that she organized?
Sit-ins, rallies, protests
They have what kind of degree?
Law degree
Standing up for yourself
Self Advocacy
before going to school, where was she placed?
an institution
What treatments by doctors made her condition worse?
Unnecessary surgery
She was originally denied what job due to her disability?
Teacher
They campaigned for what kind of center at their school?
Disability Cultural Center
Standing up for someone else
Individual Advocacy
What did she focus on with her advocacy?
Accessibility
Who was an individual advocate for her in school?
Her mother (family)
Fill in the blank: She worked the the Center for ----------- Living
Independent
Name an example of the kind of advocacy that they use.
Online campaigning, writing, public speaking, education
Advocacy targeted at an authority to change a law
Systems Advocacy
Who were her biggest individual advocates?
Her family (mother and sister)
She co-organized which protest with Judy Heumann?
504 Sit-Ins
What is the name of the political activism group she founded in the 1970s?
Disabled in Action
They organized protests against what kind of treatment for people with developmental disabilities?
electric shock therapy, behavioral modification
Directly contacting a legislator
Lobbying
She filed a lawsuit to make which building more accessible?
The Empire State Building
What did she focus on in her advocacy?
Public accessibility and transportation
Name one U.S. President that she worked for
Bill Clinton, Barack Obama
Fill in the blank: They wrote legislation for training --- ----------- -------- on autism and developmental disabilities.
law enforcement officers