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

Final Evaluation and Wind Up

Bibliography and References