What is 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.
Self Advocates with disability say:
Nothing about us without us!
We should be in charge of decisions that affect our lives and our community.
Self Advocates put the word Self and Advocacy together to say:
Self Advocacy IS: Disability advocacy coming from the people it affects, the people with disability.
Self Advocacy IS: People with disability doing advocacy work to fight for equality and human rights issues.
Self Advocacy is for people with disability that are often spoken for by other people without disability.
For example:
- People with an Intellectual Disability
- People with an Acquired Brain Injury
- People with Complex Communications Support Needs
Self Advocacy IS NOT: People without disability doing advocacy work for us.
How do I join the Self Advocacy Movement?
There are lots of different Self Advocacy Groups in Australia.
Click the button below to find out more!
