Self advocacy is about people with intellectual disabilities:
- Speaking up for themselves
- Making their own decisions
What do self advocates:
- They speak up for themselves
- They speak up for others
- They ask for support when they need it
- They make sure they have a say in decisions that affect them
- They ask questions and learn new skills
People can support self advocates by:
- Using information that makes sense to the self advocate
- Making sure that self advocates get to have a say
- Involve them in decisions and listen to what they have to say
- Give self advocates time to make decisions
- Understand that it’s okay for self advocates to make mistakes and support them to learn from them
