Self Advocacy
What is Self Advocacy?
Self advocacy means communicating your needs, feelings, and thoughts to others.
What is self determination?
Self determination is the opportunity to make decisions about your own life.
What is reasonable accommodation?
Reasonable accommodations is any kind of change or adjustment to the hiring process for an employee with a disability.
Can an employer ask about your disability during a job interview?
False. You cannot ask about someone disability.
Name one step to be a self advocate?
Talking to legislators, writing letters and engaging in student government.
What are some examples of Self Advocacy?
Asking for help when you need it, speaking up at an IEP meeting, and asking for a change in your work environment.
What is the opposite of self-determination?
The opposite of self-determination is when others (family, teacher, and therapist etc.) make decisions for you.
What are common types of reasonable accommodations?
Common types of reasonable accommodations would be ensuring ramps and elevators. Modifying work schedules by allowing for longer breaks.
Are hearing aids and crutches examples of reasonable accommodations?
True or False
False. Accommodations do not include providing personal items.
What does ADA stands for?
The American With Disabilities ACT
What are some society examples of self advocacy?
Voting elections and pushing more companies to hire more people with disabilities.
What are the three components of self-determination?
When do you have legal right for reasonable accommodation?
Work for an employer with 15 or more employees. Be a person with a disability or history of disability defined in the ADA. Need the accommodation because of your disability.
What are some areas that would be considered assessible?
Parking, lunch room, restroom and break room are locations for assessibility.
True or False: Was the IDEA passed in 1975.
True
Can anyone self advocate for themselves?
True or False
True
What is the DECIDE component in self- determination?
Choosing goals that is based on my future. I use strengths and areas of need to identify goals.
Can my employer retaliate against me due to asking for accommodation?
It is illegal for an employer to retaliate against you, for asserting your rights under the ADA.
What are some examples of personal assisted devices?
Wheel chairs, crutches, hearing aids, walkers, scooters and speech devices.
What is the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
This federal law protects disabled people from discrimination in places that are federally funded.
Is working out at the gym every day a part of being a self-advocate?
True or False
False
What is the ACT component of self determination?
I work to solve problems as I move closer to my goals.
How long does an employer have to respond to an accommodation request?
There is no specific time frame when employer should respond, but they should respond as soon as possible. Unnecessary delays can result in violation of the ADA.
What does PAS stand for?
Personal Assisted Services. Which may include sign language interpreter during an interview.
What year was the Americans with Disabilities Act signed into law?
1990