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Leaders, Affecting Change Through Collective Advocacy |
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Partners in Living a self-study course created to help
people with developmental disabilities, their family and
friends explore four important elements that, together, can
help them create a meaningful life: Self-Determination,
Family Support, Community Living and Assistive Technology.
Posted 3/16/07
The Minnesota Governor's
Council on Developmental Disabilities is very pleased to
present
Parallels in Time, Part 2, a continuation of the History of
Disabilities that is contained in the original Parallels
in Time, and covers the time period from 1950 to the
present. This period is comprised of a series of significant
changes in the perceptions and perspectives about
disability, the types of services and supports available to
people with developmental disabilities and families, and how
these services and supports were delivered.
View the "Advocating Change
Together" web catalogue of tools for self-advocacy - called
"Tools for Change" or go to
http://selfadvocacy.org/tools_for_change.htm.
Self-Advocacy Thorough Negotiation - Tips on how to
advocate and negotiate successfully.
Download the Self-Advocacy Brochure (PDF). |
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Our Mission |
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The Self-Advocacy Network of
Michigan is a group of self-advocacy organizations that
promote self-determination, power, personal rights, freedom
and choice. It is a network that provides assistance,
guidance, resources and advocacy to people with disabilities
in creating and maintaining the self-determination movement.
Adopted by the
Self-Advocacy Network, March 2001 |
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Who We Are |
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We are self-advocates, who
reside throughout Michigan. We are leaders of our local
self-advocacy groups. We come together to share experiences
and become one voice as we advocate for change. Michigan has
many successful local self-advocacy groups, but the state
lacked connection among these groups. The Self-Advocacy
Network works to bring self-advocacy groups and
organizations together. |
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Our Purpose |
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To be a resource that provides
technical assistance on self-advocacy and self determination
and to advocate as a collective body across Michigan on
issues in the disability community. |
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Our Goals |
- To facilitate
collaboration among self-advocacy groups and
organizations throughout Michigan.
- To provide
consultation and technical support to local
self-advocacy groups and organizations that organize
groups to facilitate advocacy efforts for system change.
- To make training
available to people with disabilities on:
- Leadership
- Self-advocacy
- Person-centered
planning
- Self-determination
- To form a strong
self-advocacy base for the dissemination of
information on disability issues at the state and
national levels.
- To establish the
Network as a collective voice of expertise.
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Contact Us |
The Self-Advocacy Network
of Michigan
The Arc Michigan
1325 South Washington Avenue
Lansing, MI 48910-1652
Phone: 800 292-7851 or (231) 755-2155
Fax: (517) 487-0303
Vice President, Dan Moran (248) 830-4807
Connie Closson, Secretary (517) 279-1759
Diana Miller, Office Assistant (269) 934-8408 |
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