Contents
- Self-Advocacy Resources
- Related ADA Live! Podcasts and Resources
- Self-Advocacy and Going to College
- Self-Advocacy and Working
- Self-Advocacy and Living in the Community
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Self-Advocacy Resources
- ADA Self Advocacy Youth Curriculum
These youth self-advocacy training materials can be used by educators, families, advocacy groups, employment professionals, and others. Topics include self-advocacy, disability rights and the ADA, employment, education, community inclusion, and more. For more information about using this training curriculum, contact the Southeast ADA Center at adasoutheast@syr.edu
Source: Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University and the Southeast ADA Center
Link: adaselfadvocacy.org - Self-Advocacy: Strategies for All Ages
Source: Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities
Link: smartkidswithld.org/getting-help/raising-independent-kids/self-advocacy-strategies-ages - 6 Tips for Helping Your High-Schooler Learn to Self-Advocate
Source: Understood
Link: understood.org/articles/en/6-tips-for-helping-your-high-schooler-learn-to-self-advocate - [Spanish] 6 recomendaciones para ayudar a su hijo a defender sus derecs en bachillerato
Source: Understood
Link: understood.org/articles/es-mx/6-tips-for-helping-your-high-schooler-learn-to-self-advocate - How to Build the Foundation for Self-Advocacy in Young Children
Source: Understood
Link: understood.org/articles/en/how-to-build-the-foundation-for-self-advocacy-in-young-children - Self-Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC)
Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Link: selfadvocacyinfo.org - Self-Advocacy Start Up Toolkit [PDF Download]
Source: Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
Link: selfadvocacyinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Self-Advocacy-Start-up-Toolkit-more-power-more-control-over-our-lives-2018.pdf - Resources for Best Practices in Self-Advocacy Skill Building
Source: Parent Center Hub
Link: parentcenterhub.org/priority-selfadvocacy
Related ADA Live! Podcasts and Resources
Each episode has an audio file with captions, a transcript, and a list of resources.
Source: Southeast ADA Center
- Episode 98: America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusive Employment | Resource List
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-98
Resource List: adalive.org/resources/episode-98-resources
- Episode 78: Living with a Disability: Four People Share their Stories | Resource List
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-78
Resource List: adalive.org/resources/episode-78-resources - Episode 75: Supported Decision-Making: From Justice for Jenny to Justice for All! | Resource List
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-75
Resource List: adalive.org/resources/episode-75-resources - Episode 60: Supported Decision-Making (SDM) and Conservatorship | Resource List
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-60
Resource List from Episode 75: adalive.org/resources/episode-75-resources - Episode 51: ABLE Accounts – Answers to Your Questions | Resource List
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-51
Resource List: adalive.org/resources/episode-51-resources - Episode 11: Higher Education and Students with Disabilities | Resource List
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-11
Resource List: adalive.org/resources/episode-11-resources
Self-Advocacy and Going to College
- College for Students with Disabilities: A Guide for Students, Families, and Educators
Source: Maryville University
Link: online.maryville.edu/disabilities-guide - Navigating College: A Handbook on Self Advocacy
Written by autistic adults for autistic college students. Download the handbook or buy it in print.
Source: Autistic Self-Advocacy Network
Link: autisticadvocacy.org/resources/books/navigating-college - Think College
Source: Institute for Community Inclusion
Link: thinkcollege.net - Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education
Source: Syracuse University
Link: taishoffcenter.syr.edu - Invisible Disabilities and Postsecondary Education
Source: DO IT Center, University of Washington
Link: washington.edu/doit/invisible-disabilities-and-postsecondary-education - Related Video – Captioned and Audio Described (18:44 minutes)
Link: washington.edu/doit/videos/index.php?vid=36 - Fact Sheet: Postsecondary Institutions and Students with Disabilities [PDF]
Source: ADA National Network
Link: adata.org/sites/adata.org/files/files/ADANN_PostSecondary_2016.pdf - Espanol – Instituciones De Educación Postsecundaria Y Estudiantes Con Discapacidades
Link (Spanish): adata.org/factsheet/postsecondary-esp - ADA Q & A: Section 504 & Postsecondary Education [PDF]
Source: The Pacer Center
Link: pacer.org/publications/adaqa/504.asp - FAQ: What Are a Public or Private College-University’s Responsibilities to Students with Disabilities?
Source: ADA National Network
Link: adata.org/faq/what-are-public-or-private-college-universitys-responsibilities-students-disabilities - Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
Link: www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html
Self-Advocacy and Working
- PACER National Parent Center on Transition and Employment
Link: pacer.org/transition - Skills You Need
Whether you’re at work, a job seeker, student, teacher, or parent, learn more about essential life skills.
Source: Skills You Need – Helping You Develop Life Skills
Link: skillsyouneed.com - Skills to Pay the Bills: Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success
The “Soft Skills for Workplace Success," curriculum focuses on preparing youth, including those with disabilities, for readiness in the workplace. Created for youth development professionals as an introduction to workplace interpersonal and professional skills, the curriculum is targeted for youth ages 14 to 21 in both in-school and out-of-school environments. Also available in Spanish.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor (ODEP) - Guide: Skills to Pay the Bills [PDF, 142 pages]
Link: dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/odep/topics/youth/softskills/softskills.pdf
Webpage: dol.gov/agencies/odep/program-areas/individuals/youth/transition/soft-skills - Think Work
Source: Institute for Community Inclusion
Link: thinkwork.org - A Purpose in Life: Why Employment First Matters to Self-Advocates [PDF]
Source: Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
Link: sabeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sabe_EF_2018.pdf - Self-Advocacy in Employment Toolkit
Source: National Federation of the Blind
Link: nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/advocacy-resources/self-advocacy-employment-toolkit - Self-Advocacy in the Workplace: Requesting Job Accommodations
Source: Learning Disabilities Association of America
Link: ldaamerica.org/info/self-advocacy-in-the-workplace-requesting-job-accommodations - The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook for Youth with Disabilities
Source: National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
Link: - The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook for Families, Educators, Youth Service Professionals, and Adult Allies Who Care About Youth with Disabilities
Source: National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
Link: ncwd-youth.info/publications/the-411-on-disability-disclosure-a-workbook-for-families-educators-youth-service-professionals-and-adult-allies-who-care-about-youth-with-disabilities
Self-Advocacy and Living in the Community
- Centers for Independent Living (CIL)
Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Link: acl.gov/programs/aging-and-disability-networks/centers-independent-living - Find your local CIL
Link: acl.gov/programs/centers-independent-living/list-cils-and-spils - National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making
Link: supporteddecisionmaking.org - Autistic Self-Advocacy Network
Link: autisticadvocacy.org - Resources for Independent & Community Living
Source: PACER National Parent Center on Transition and Employment
Link: pacer.org/transition/learning-center/independent-community-living - Disability & Health Resources for Facilitating Inclusion and Overcoming Barriers
Source: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Link: cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/disability-resources.html - Olmstead: Community Integration for Everyone
In 2009, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division launched an aggressive effort to enforce the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C., a ruling that requires states to eliminate unnecessary segregation of persons with disabilities and to ensure that persons with disabilities receive services in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
Link: ada.gov/olmstead/index.htm