Welcoming and Accepting All People with Disabilities

SARTAC and SABE are committed to helping self-advocacy groups welcome all people with disabilities. We strive to work effectively with our members who have many different skills and experiences. There is much work to be done. We will make mistakes. We ask for your suggestions because we know that together we can help one another. We are looking for and sharing new ideas and better ways to solve problems, without making it about politics.

Two women looking at a book together.
  • We share stories from people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who come from different places throughout the United States and who have different life stories.
Four men smiling and looking at the camera. Two of the men are in wheelchairs.
  • Many people with disabilities who speak up for themselves face unfair treatment. We build tools to help these people and their friends create groups where everyone feels welcome.
A computer keyboard with a blue button that says "translate" and flags from many countries rising up.
  • We make sure that the information on our website is easy to read for everyone.
Five people with disabilities sitting on chairs in a circle having a conversation
  • Videos and other resources on our website will have captions so everyone can follow along.
A young man facing backwards in a black t-shirt pushing his wheelchair.
  • We show pictures and artwork that share many different experiences, and our website will have a tool to change the language of the information.
  • We give resources to help self-advocacy groups make good rules and offer training so that our movement can support all its members with different types of abilities.

We value the right for everyone to make their own choices. We understand that some people with disabilities come from families where decisions are made for everyone, and we will listen to learn how people feel about our work.

The SARTAC advisory committee is made up of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities from many different backgrounds. They come from all parts of the country, including groups that have not always been heard.