Advocating Change Together (ACT) is a grassroots disability rights organization run by and for people with developmental and other disabilities. ACT's mission is to help people across disabilities to see themselves as part of a larger disability rights movement and make connections to other civil and human rights struggles.

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"Lead. Change. Empower."
 2007 Minnesota Self-Advocacy Conference
for adults and transition-aged youth with disabilities, as well as allies within the self-advocacy movement.
 

     

WOW!  What a conference.  Everyone had a great time learning about individual and group power, finding out about services from exhibitors and advertisers, laughing, dancing, and socializing with old and new friends.  We had over 500 people in attendance.

 

 

 

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Thanks to Josh Blue, Comedian for making us all laugh. 

We had a great time!  You were absolutely one of the highlights

of the conference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Thanks also to Jason DeRusha and WCCO-TV for their coverage of Josh and the conference. The coverage was played on the 10 pm news on Friday, May 18, 2007.  If you missed it, you can still watch

it by clicking on the following link: http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_139110732.html

 

This was the first time we have had any publicity on our self-advocacy conferences and we have been having them for over 25 years.

 

 

Conference Planning Members (above)

 

Thanks to everyone who took part, and to those who helped make it happen!

 

 

  DOWNLOAD 2007 CONFERENCE FACT SHEET

 

To get on the mailing list for upcoming and future conferences, e-mail us -- act@selfadvocacy.org

 
Advocating Change Together
1821 University Avenue, Suite 306-S, St. Paul, MN 55104
Telephone: 651-641-0297 or 800-641-0059
FAX: 651-641-4053

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