Engaging the Younger Generation of Self-advocates
Julian Wang, a self-advocate in Larimer County, has developed a survey to research why youth and young adults with intellectual disabilities are not joining or becoming involved with the self-advocacy movement. This project is funded by a national Fellowship opportunity through Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) and Self-Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC) and is hosted by The Arc of Larimer County.
For the purpose of this project, self-advocacy is learning how to speak up for yourself and making your own decisions about your own life. Self-advocacy is learning how to get information so that you can understand things that are of interest to you and finding out who will support you on your journey. It is also knowing your rights, responsibilities, and having good problem solving skills.
The purpose of this online survey will be to look at why young people with intellectual disabilities are not becoming involved with the self advocacy movement.
Please consider taking the survey to help us reach a new generation of self-advocates.