As you requested, this is your ACT Self-Advocacy
Resource Network Memo facilitating a national dialogue among
self-advocates and supporters and a clearinghouse for materials and
training that support self-advocacy.
Nine Things We Need
Liz Obermayer is a self-advocate leader. She
works in Washington, D.C. Liz says there are nine things people want and
need:
1. To be respected.
2. To live in the community.
3. To live in safe places.
4. To live with the supports needed.
5. A self-determined life.
6. The chance to dream.
7. The chance to contribute.
8. The chance to make mistakes.
9. To be loved.
Now that’s common sense!
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Please forward this Memo to a
friend or colleague.
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About Liz Liz Obermayer works for the Council on Quality and Leadership in Washington, D.C. She is a nationally-known self-advocate who has a long history of sharing her personal experiences as a person with a disability and teaching others how to stand up for their rights. |
| 2. | Group Activity
Make your own list for your
group. Give everyone a chance to say one important thing he or she
needs in life. Write your list on a poster and put it up when you
have meetings. |
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Resource Hear more from Liz and
other self-advocates in the award-winning self-advocacy kit called
Freedom,
Equality, and Justice for All. |
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