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A Self-Advocate’s Guide to the Americans with Disabilities Act
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network created an easy to read toolkit explaining the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It is a federal law passed in 1990 that protects the rights of people with disabilities. SARTAC is excited to share this one-of-a-kind resource. This toolkit includes: To Start (Introduction) Part 1: What is the ADA and…
Read MoreAll About Groups – Spanish Version
This resource is in Spanish. It is about forming self-advocacy groups, Self-advocacy groups provide a supportive environment where individuals can develop confidence and independence while working on issues that are important to them. It is important to help each other and always try to include and value the opinion of everyone in the group. Self-Advocacy…
Read MoreAll About Groups – Chinese Version
This resource is in Chinese. It is about forming self-advocacy groups, Self-advocacy groups provide a supportive environment where individuals can develop confidence and independence while working on issues that are important to them. It is important to help each other and always try to include and value the opinion of everyone in the group. Self-Advocacy…
Read MoreReal Work For Real Pay: A Self-Advocate’s Guide to Employment Policy
This toolkit is about Employment First. Employment First means that: people with disabilities should be able to get the same kind of jobs as people without disabilities. workers with disabilities should get paid the same for the same work as workers without disabilities. This toolkit will explain: What Employment First is Why Employment First happened…
Read MoreEmpowering Advocates through Video
Sorretie Jaro is a self-advocate from Washington and is a 2018-2019 SARTAC Fellow. Sorretie created resources for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities on how to educate legislators. Sorretie worked in partnership with the Washington Office of Developmental Disabilities Ombuds and the Self-Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center to develop these Self-Advocacy Leadership and Policy resources.…
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