A) Self Advocacy
Listening is part of good communication. True or false?
True
Name one good thing about being in a self-advocacy group:
•Meet new people!
•Support each other and share ideas.
•Increase your confidence!
•Have a stronger voice!
•Develop leadership skills
•Make friends and plan fun events.
My voice, my _____________
CHOICE!
When you have two choices you need to make a _____
What is a decision
Who got the name of DDS changed?
self-advocates!
When people with disabilities come together to learn about their rights and how to speak up for themselves.
What is a self-advocacy group?
Having a practical idea of what you can achieve.
What is Realistic. Believing in yourself.
Self-advocates stand up for their rights. True or false.
True
Self-advocates educate others that you have a right to respect, safety, and a life like anyone else. True or false?
True!
One good way you can communicate by
• Being calm, stating your feelings clearly, maintaining respect for the other person, and having good posture.
What is being assertive.
An alternative to guardianship
What is Supported Decision Making (SDM)
Taking action and having control over your life.
What is Self Determination
•Self-Advocacy is part of the civil rights movement. True or false?
True
With rights come_________
What are Responsibilities
Things you have that are protected by law. Rules that make people equal.
What are Rights
3 ways you can communicate.
What are Passive Assertive and Aggressive.
Changes that remove barriers for people with disabilities.
What are accommodations
Things about yourself that you are really good at!
What is a Strength
Making a decision between two or more things is making a _______.
What is choice