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Self advocacy training project: People First Fraserburgh
- Author:
- PEOPLE FIRST FRASERBURGH
- Publisher:
- Outside the Box Development Support
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 25p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
An accessible report by People First (Fraserburgh) of a project to develop training which will help people with learning difficulties speak up for themselves is presented. The aim of the training is also to help staff who work in local authorities and other jobs understand why people can have difficulty speaking up for themselves.
Taking the power: from oppression towards independence
- Author:
- People First
- Publisher:
- People First
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 253p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Self-advocacy by persons with developmental disabilities was unthinkable three decades ago. Today, persons with developmental disabilities are speaking out and organizing themselves to seek better, non-institutional living situations, social and political equality, and decent jobs with reasonable pay. This collection by self-advocates themselves, provides background about the origins of the self-advocacy in their own words.
Supporting self-advocacy
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, LAWTON Annie
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 52p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The purpose of this report is to share ideas about self-advocacy for people with learning disabilities and those who are committed to supporting self-advocacy such as service providers, commissioners, parents and carers. A number of people with a learning disability and supporters were involved in developing this information and suggesting how to present it. The idea is for supporters and carers to work through this together and discuss the different ideas raised about supporting self advocacy.
Self-advocacy skills for students with learning disabilities: making it happen in college and beyond
- Author:
- REIFF Henry B.
- Publisher:
- Dude
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 215p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- New York
This book provides practical advice for students with learning disabilities who want to attend college. It presents straightforward and easy to understand strategies to develop self advocacy skills. Self advocacy is said to begin with recognition of difference, from that comes acceptance and a sense of how to work with one's strengths and weaknesses. The book covers all aspects of studying at college, from transition planning and the application process, to developing study skills and obtaining work after graduation.
New horizons in special education: evidence-based practice in action
- Editors:
- CARPENTER Barry, EGERTON Jo, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Sunfield
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 230p.
- Place of publication:
- Stourbridge
This book presents new ways to enable children with severe learning disabilities and autism to learn, and is based on the evidence of seven years of research by professionals working with children and young people at Sunfield. Projects included communication and self-advocacy, community access, health and mental health, family inclusion, curriculum development , psychology and therapies, and the Arts. Therapists, psychologists, teachers, teaching assistants, care workers, social workers and catering staff, along with families and children have all contributed to the book.