Posts by Self Advocates Becoming Empowered
Open The Window: A Disability Culture Benediction
This video shows what one self-advocacy group did during the pandemic. The group met for Zoom Rehearsals and for a weekly Zoom Theatre Gathering. They wrote poems and created lyrics…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Self-Advocates Talk About the COVID-19 vaccine
In North Carolina, the Mecklenburg County Health Department worked with Self Advocates of Meck to hold a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic. The self-advocacy group helped promote the vaccine event for people…
Read MoreArkansas People First: COVID-19 Video
The video focuses on the importance of getting a COVID-19 Vaccine. Self-advocates from Arkansas are interviewed on why they got the vaccine.
Read MoreInterview With the Gage Brothers About COVID-19 Vaccination
People First Tennessee created two resources to encourage their members and others to get the COVID-19 vaccine. This video is a discussion with the Gage Brothers who are both members…
Read MoreSupported Decision Making
Courtney Hineman, a self-advocate from Ohio described how she uses Supported Decision Making in her life. Courtney is a Community Outreach Advocate working for the Butler County Board of Developmental…
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