Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Section One
Background on the Independent Living Movement and the Need for Self-Advocacy
Section Two
Module One: Needs Assessment Module Two: Self-Advocacy or Guiding your own Ship Module Three: Why We are Reluctant to Act as Our own Self-Advocates Module Four: Assertiveness and Self-Advocacy Module Five: The Advocacy Process Module Six: Effective Communication and Self-Advocacy Module Seven: Tools for Advocates Legal and Legislative Advocacy and the Court Challenges Program Understanding Legal and Legislative Advocacy Module Eight: Theory into Practice Effective Advocacy and Government Agencies
Module One: Needs Assessment
Module Two: Self-Advocacy or Guiding your own Ship
Module Three: Why We are Reluctant to Act as Our own Self-Advocates
Module Four: Assertiveness and Self-Advocacy
Module Five: The Advocacy Process
Module Six: Effective Communication and Self-Advocacy
Module Seven: Tools for Advocates
Legal and Legislative Advocacy and the Court Challenges Program Understanding Legal and Legislative Advocacy
Module Eight: Theory into Practice
Effective Advocacy and Government Agencies
Final Evaluation and Wind Up
Bibliography and References