Self-Advocacy Without Words
[SARN Memo for May 19, 2010]
Self-advocacy is about speaking up for yourself. In our groups, we practice speaking out. Yet many groups have members who do not use words to communicate.
How does your group include people who do not use words? How does our movement include them? How could this Memo be more inclusive? How could we all do better?
Please reply to this e-mail and share your experience, thoughts, hopes and dreams. Self-advocacy will be stronger when we include everyone.
Respond to this memo!1. Group Activity
Spend time at your next meeting letting each member tell (or show, with support) how he or she communicates best. Then think together about one or two specific changes your group might make to do a better job of including everyone and their communication styles.
Today’s Trivia Question:
Who was the last American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
- Al Gore
- Barack Obama
- Martin Luther King
- Kim Jong Il
(The answer will be published in the next Memo.)
Answer to May 12th Trivia Question: d. Kansas City, MO
Question was: Where is the SABE Self-Advocacy Conference to be held this year (September 23-26)?
- Washington, DC
- Berkeley, CA
- Fort Meyers, FL
- Kansas City, MO
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