What is self advocacy?
The self advocacy movement
Self advocacy is a disability rights movement that started in the 1960’s.
A rights movement is when people around the world work together to:
speak up about shared human rights issues
take action and
make change.
The self advocacy movement is led by and for people with disability.
This information is taken from the Voices Together website.
PCE and self advocacy
PCE does self advocacy for people with a disability from non-English speaking backgrounds. PCE’s work builds on the self advocacy that has come before it.
PCE does self advocacy by:
educating self advocates on how they can build up their self advocacy skills
holding events that brings self advocates together to talk about relevant issues and share knowledge and skills
helping self advocates have a say about changing laws, policies and services.
making educational resources and creating training for other people like workers and allies
holding social events and celebrations
sharing information online
promoting PCE and PCE’s mission at events and conferences.