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Se
lf A
dvo
cacy
Gro
up
ST
AR
T-U
P K
IT
22
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6th
Str
ee
t
Ne
w W
est
min
ste
r
BC
V3
L 3
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nfo
@b
cacl
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w.b
cacl
.org
Th
is m
an
ua
l h
as
be
en
use
d b
y s
elf
ad
vo
cacy
gro
up
s a
ll o
ve
r B
C.
Th
e
au
tho
r(s)
is
un
kn
ow
n a
nd
we
are
a�
em
p�
ng
to
id
en
�fy
th
e s
ou
rce
.
Dis
trib
ute
d b
y t
he
BC
Se
lf A
dvo
cacy
Fo
un
da
�o
n,
20
01
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22
7 -
6th
Str
ee
t
Ne
w W
est
min
ste
r
BC
V3
L 3
A5
60
4-7
77
-91
00
| i
nfo
@b
cacl
.org
ww
w.b
cacl
.org
55
No
tes
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•
2
Se
lf a
dvo
cacy
Wh
y D
o W
e N
ee
d S
elf
Ad
vo
cacy
?
Peo
ple
o�
en d
on
’t k
no
w v
ery
mu
ch a
bo
ut
peo
ple
wh
o h
ave
dev
elo
pm
enta
l d
isab
ilit
ies.
Th
e th
ing
s th
at p
eop
le r
ead
ab
ou
t u
s in
new
spap
ers
and
b
oo
ks,
or
hea
r o
n t
he
rad
io o
r se
e o
n t
elev
isio
n, a
re o
�en
n
egat
ive,
un
hel
pfu
l o
r si
mp
ly u
ntr
ue.
In t
he
pas
t, p
eop
le w
ith
dis
abil
itie
s h
ave
o�
en b
een
sh
ut
away
. So
peo
ple
hav
e n
ot
met
us
or
go
t to
kn
ow
wh
at w
e ar
e li
ke
or
wh
at w
e th
ink
.
As
a re
sult
, peo
ple
mig
ht
avo
id u
s, t
hin
k o
f u
s as
sec
on
d-
clas
s ci
tize
ns,
or
even
tre
at u
s b
adly
.
Sel
f ad
vo
cacy
is
a w
ay o
f le
�in
g o
ther
peo
ple
kn
ow
th
at:
• P
eop
le w
ith
dis
abil
itie
s ar
e p
eop
le fi
rst.
• W
e ar
e im
po
rtan
t p
eop
le; j
ust
as
imp
ort
ant
as a
ny
on
e el
se i
n t
he
wo
rld
.
• J
ust
bec
ause
we
are
all
diff
eren
t fr
om
eac
h o
ther
do
esn
’t
mea
n t
hat
an
y o
f u
s ar
e le
ss i
mp
ort
ant.
• W
e w
ant
the
chan
ce t
o b
e fu
ll c
itiz
ens
in o
ur
com
mu
nit
y.
• M
any
of
us
hav
e sh
ow
n g
reat
co
ura
ge
in o
ver
com
ing
o
ur
diffi
cult
ies.
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
•
3
Th
ing
s To
Do
Ca
n y
ou
th
ink
of
oth
er
thin
gs
tha
t
yo
u w
ou
ld l
ike
to
te
ll o
the
r p
eo
ple
ab
ou
t p
eo
ple
wit
h d
isa
bil
i�e
s?
Do
yo
u k
no
w o
f a
ny
pe
op
le
wit
h d
isa
bil
i�e
s w
ho
ha
ve
sho
wn
co
ura
ge
in
ove
rco
min
g
diffi
cul�
es?
54No
tes
53
Wh
at
are
so
me
re
aso
ns
wh
y y
ou
mig
ht
wa
nt
an
ad
vis
or
to v
ote
?
On
e re
aso
n y
ou
mig
ht
wan
t an
ad
vis
or
to v
ote
is
bec
ause
th
ey a
re a
mem
ber
of
the
gro
up
wh
o i
s w
ork
ing
fo
r th
e sa
me
thin
gs
as e
ver
yo
ne
else
.
Wh
at
are
so
me
re
aso
ns
yo
u m
igh
t n
ot
wa
nt
an
ad
vis
or
to v
ote
?
On
e re
aso
n y
ou
mig
ht
no
t w
ant
an a
dv
iso
r to
vo
te i
s b
ecau
se
som
etim
es p
eop
le w
ill
cop
y t
he
adv
iso
r an
d v
ote
ho
wev
er
that
per
son
do
es. S
om
etim
es, i
t g
ives
th
e ad
vis
or
too
mu
ch
con
tro
l.
It i
s u
p t
o y
ou
r g
rou
p t
o d
ecid
e if
yo
u w
ant
the
adv
iso
r to
v
ote
or
no
t.
4If w
e sp
eak
up
fo
r o
urs
elv
es t
hro
ug
h s
elf
adv
oca
cy, w
e ca
n
chan
ge
thin
gs
that
peo
ple
bel
iev
e ab
ou
t u
s.
Her
e ar
e so
me
idea
s th
at p
eop
le h
ave
that
are
WR
ON
G a
nd
sh
ou
ld b
e ch
ang
ed.
• S
om
e p
eop
le t
hin
k t
hat
ou
r d
isab
ilit
ies
are
the
mo
st
imp
ort
ant
thin
g a
bo
ut
us.
• S
om
e p
eop
le t
hin
k t
hat
we
are
all
the
sam
e an
d d
on
’t
see
that
we
are
ind
ivid
ual
s.
• S
om
e p
eop
le l
abel
us
wit
h w
ord
s li
ke
‘men
tall
y
han
dic
app
ed’ o
r ‘e
pil
epti
c’.
• S
om
e p
eop
le t
hin
k t
hat
we
do
n’t
des
erv
e re
spec
t o
r d
ign
ity.
• S
om
e p
eop
le t
reat
us
lik
e ch
ild
ren
.
• S
om
e p
eop
le d
on
’t w
ant
peo
ple
wit
h d
isab
ilit
ies
nea
r th
em.
• S
om
e p
eop
le t
hin
k t
hat
peo
ple
wit
h d
isab
ilit
ies
sho
uld
b
e sh
ut
away
in
ho
spit
als
or
inst
itu
tio
ns.
• S
om
e p
eop
le d
on
’t t
hin
k p
eop
le w
ith
dis
abil
itie
s d
eser
ve
ho
use
s, m
on
ey, w
ork
or
edu
cati
on
.
• S
om
e p
eop
le t
hin
k p
eop
le w
ith
dis
abil
itie
s sh
ou
ldn
’t
hav
e ri
gh
ts a
nd
fre
edo
m.
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
•
5
Th
ing
s To
Do
Ca
n y
ou
th
ink
of
an
y o
the
r id
ea
s
tha
t p
eo
ple
ha
ve
th
at
are
wro
ng
an
d t
ha
t sh
ou
ld b
e c
ha
ng
ed
?
Ca
n y
ou
de
scri
be
th
e m
ost
imp
ort
an
t th
ing
s a
bo
ut
yo
urs
elf
an
d o
the
r p
eo
ple
wit
h d
isa
bil
i�e
s
tha
t yo
u k
no
w?
52W
ha
t a
re s
om
e w
ays
to fi
nd
an
ad
vis
or
for
yo
ur
gro
up
?
Man
y g
rou
ps
alre
ady
hav
e an
ad
vis
or
wh
en t
hey
sta
rt.
So
met
imes
th
e ad
vis
or
is f
rom
a s
erv
ice
pro
gra
m o
r a
spec
ial
‘cit
izen
ad
vo
cacy
’ pro
gra
m.
So
met
imes
th
ere
are
gro
up
s in
yo
ur
tow
n l
ike
the
Ass
oci
atio
n f
or
Co
mm
un
ity
Liv
ing
. Th
ey m
igh
t h
elp
fin
d a
n
adv
iso
r fo
r y
ou
. If
ther
e ar
e o
ther
clu
bs
or
gro
up
s w
ho
hel
p
peo
ple
, yo
u c
ou
ld a
sk t
hem
fo
r id
eas.
If t
her
e is
a c
oll
ege
in y
ou
r to
wn
, yo
u c
ou
ld c
all
the
spec
ial
edu
cati
on
or
the
edu
cati
on
pro
gra
m a
nd
ask
if
they
hav
e a
teac
her
or
a st
ud
ent
wh
o c
ou
ld b
e y
ou
r ad
vis
or.
Als
o a
sk i
f th
ey k
no
w o
f an
yo
ne
else
wh
o c
ou
ld h
elp
.
So
met
imes
, ch
urc
hes
are
a g
oo
d p
lace
to
lo
ok
fo
r a
per
son
w
ho
co
uld
hel
p y
ou
. Kee
p t
ryin
g a
nd
tal
k t
o o
ther
s fo
r id
eas
of
wh
ere
to l
oo
k i
n y
ou
r to
wn
.
Wh
at
can
yo
u d
o i
f yo
ur
ad
vis
or
do
es
too
mu
ch o
r to
o l
i�le
of
the
wo
rk f
or
yo
ur
gro
up
?
If y
ou
r ad
vis
or
do
es t
oo
mu
ch o
r to
o l
i�le
fo
r y
ou
r g
rou
p,
the
firs
t th
ing
to
do
is
to t
alk
to
th
e ad
vis
or.
Hav
e a
mee
tin
g
so t
he
gro
up
can
tel
l th
e ad
vis
or
no
t to
tak
e o
ver
or
no
t to
si
t b
ack
so
mu
ch. M
ake
it c
lear
wh
at i
t is
th
at y
ou
wan
t fr
om
th
e ad
vis
or.
If
thin
gs
do
no
ch
ang
e an
d y
ou
hav
e g
iven
th
e ad
vis
or
a ch
ance
, ask
th
at a
dv
iso
r to
qu
it a
nd
fin
d a
new
ad
vis
or.
51
• A
per
son
wh
o k
no
ws
som
eth
ing
ab
ou
t d
isab
ilit
ies
and
ab
ou
t se
rvic
es f
or
peo
ple
wit
h d
evel
op
men
tal
dis
abil
itie
s in
yo
ur
com
mu
nit
y.
• A
per
son
wh
o i
s w
illi
ng
to
sp
end
tim
e w
ith
yo
ur
gro
up
w
ith
ou
t b
ein
g p
aid
if
that
is
wh
at i
s n
eed
ed.
• A
per
son
wh
o i
s w
illi
ng
to
su
pp
ort
th
e g
rou
p t
o m
ake
thei
r o
wn
dec
isio
ns.
• A
per
son
wh
o d
oes
n’t
ru
n a
pro
gra
m o
r se
rvic
es.
• A
per
son
wh
o i
s w
illi
ng
to
hel
p t
he
gro
up
wit
ho
ut
tak
ing
ov
er. T
hat
per
son
sh
ou
ld k
no
w t
he
go
al i
s to
m
ake
the
gro
up
wo
rk w
ith
ou
t an
ad
vis
or
som
eday
.
Wh
at
are
so
me
th
ing
s a
dvis
ors
do
?
Ad
vis
ors
do
man
y t
hin
gs.
Her
e ar
e f
ew:
• G
ive
adv
ice
wh
en a
sked
.
• H
elp
gu
ide
the
gro
up
.
• H
elp
get
mo
re t
rain
ing
fo
r w
hat
th
e g
rou
p n
eed
s.
• A
�en
d e
ver
y m
eeti
ng
.
• W
ork
wit
h t
he
gro
up
to
ch
ang
e th
ing
s th
at s
tan
d i
n t
he
way
.
• D
o w
hat
ever
is
nee
ded
to
mak
e th
e g
rou
p w
ork
be�
er
for
all
the
mem
ber
s.
6We
nee
d s
elf
adv
oca
cy t
o t
ell
peo
ple
wh
o w
e ar
e an
d w
hat
w
e th
ink
.
Th
is w
ill
hel
p t
o c
han
ge
peo
ple
’s w
ron
g i
dea
s. I
t w
ill
hel
p
peo
ple
to
tre
at u
s b
e�er
an
d g
ive
us
mo
re o
pp
ort
un
itie
s.
Wit
ho
ut
self
ad
vo
cacy
, we
wil
l co
nti
nu
e to
be
seen
as
seco
nd
-cl
ass
citi
zen
s.
Wit
h s
elf
adv
oca
cy, w
e w
ill
be
seen
as
peo
ple
firs
t.
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
•
7
Su
mm
ary
Wh
y D
o W
e N
ee
d S
elf
ad
vo
cacy
?
• S
elf
adv
oca
cy i
s a
way
of
le�
ing
peo
ple
kn
ow
th
at w
e ar
e p
eop
le fi
rst.
• A
nd
th
at w
e ar
e as
val
uab
le a
s ev
ery
on
e el
se.
• M
any
peo
ple
hav
e a
lot
of
wro
ng
id
eas
abo
ut
peo
ple
w
ith
dis
abil
itie
s.
• T
hes
e id
eas
nee
d t
o b
e ch
ang
ed.
• W
e n
eed
sel
f ad
vo
cacy
to
tel
l p
eop
le w
ho
we
are
and
w
hat
we
thin
k.
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
•
50W
ork
ing
Wit
h a
n A
dv
iso
r
Ad
vis
ors
Wh
at
is a
n a
dv
iso
r?
An
AD
VIS
OR
is
a p
erso
n w
ho
hel
ps
yo
ur
gro
up
wo
rk
be�
er w
ith
ou
t ta
kin
g o
ver
. Th
e ad
vis
or
or
hel
per
can
giv
e id
eas
abo
ut
ho
w t
o r
un
th
e g
rou
p, c
an s
up
po
rt t
he
wo
rk o
f th
e g
rou
p, a
nd
can
tea
ch t
he
gro
up
ho
w t
o w
ork
aro
un
d
pro
ble
ms.
Bu
t th
e ad
vis
or
sho
uld
nev
er b
eco
me
the
gro
up
le
ader
or
tell
th
e g
rou
p w
hat
th
ey h
ave
to d
o.
Wh
at
are
so
me
th
ing
s to
lo
ok
fo
r w
he
n y
ou
are
try
ing
to
fin
d a
n a
dv
iso
r?
So
me
thin
gs
to l
oo
k f
or
wh
en y
ou
are
try
ing
to
fin
d a
n
adv
iso
r is
:
• A
per
son
wh
o b
elie
ves
in
sel
f ad
vo
cacy
an
d w
hat
yo
ur
gro
up
wan
ts t
o d
o.
• A
per
son
wh
o b
elie
ves
th
at a
ll p
eop
le h
ave
abil
itie
s an
d
hav
e so
met
hin
g t
o o
ffer
an
d t
hat
all
peo
ple
gro
w a
nd
ch
ang
e th
rou
gh
th
eir
exp
erie
nce
s.
• A
per
son
wh
o b
elie
ves
th
at a
ll p
eop
le s
ho
uld
hav
e th
e ch
ance
to
par
tici
pat
e in
co
mm
un
ity
lif
e an
d t
hat
peo
ple
h
ave
the
rig
ht
to w
hat
ever
su
pp
ort
th
ey n
eed
to
mak
e th
at w
ork
.
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• 49
List
en
ing
Su
mm
ary
Lis
ten
ing
mea
ns
pay
ing
a�
enti
on
to
wh
at a
no
ther
per
son
is
say
ing
to
yo
u.
It i
s im
po
rtan
t to
be
a g
oo
d l
iste
ner
bec
ause
:
• i
t sh
ow
s th
e p
erso
n w
ho
is
talk
ing
th
at y
ou
are
in
tere
sted
in
th
em a
nd
th
at y
ou
are
in
tere
sted
in
wh
at
they
are
say
ing
.
• i
t en
cou
rag
es p
eop
le t
o t
alk
to
yo
u.
• i
t sh
ow
s th
e o
ther
per
son
th
at y
ou
th
ink
th
ey a
re
imp
ort
ant.
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
•
8
Se
lf A
dvo
cate
s
Wh
o A
re S
elf
Ad
vo
cate
s a
nd
Wh
at
Do
Se
lf A
dvo
cate
s D
o?
Se
lf A
dvo
cacy
in
Gro
up
sS
elf
adv
oca
tes
are
peo
ple
lik
e y
ou
wh
o w
ant
to s
tan
d u
p a
nd
sp
eak
fo
r th
emse
lves
.
Rec
entl
y, p
eop
le w
ho
hav
e d
evel
op
men
tal
dis
abil
itie
s h
ave
bee
n f
orm
ing
th
emse
lves
in
to s
elf
adv
oca
cy g
rou
ps.
Th
ere
are
gro
up
s o
f p
eop
le w
ho
are
in
vo
lved
in
sel
f ad
vo
cacy
gro
up
s.
Th
ere
are
gro
up
s o
f p
eop
le w
ho
hav
e g
o�
en t
og
eth
er i
n
adu
lt t
rain
ing
cen
tres
or
soci
al e
du
cati
on
cen
tres
, in
ho
stel
s an
d h
osp
ital
s o
r as
gro
up
s o
f fr
ien
ds.
Oth
er g
rou
ps
hav
e m
emb
ers
fro
m d
iffer
ent
pla
ces
wh
o m
eet
tog
eth
er i
n a
pla
ce l
ike
a tr
ain
ing
cen
tre.
It m
ay b
e ea
sier
to
ho
ld m
eeti
ng
s so
mew
her
e o
ther
th
an i
n a
p
lace
wh
ich
bel
on
gs
to p
eop
le w
ho
ru
n s
erv
ices
lik
e ce
ntr
es
or
ho
stel
s.
Yo
u m
igh
t fe
el m
ore
in
dep
end
ent
if y
ou
hav
e y
ou
r o
wn
m
eeti
ng
pla
ce.
9
Yo
u m
ay d
ecid
e to
hav
e so
meo
ne
wh
o d
oes
no
t h
ave
a d
evel
op
men
tal
dis
abil
ity
at
yo
ur
mee
tin
gs
as a
n a
dv
iso
r o
r su
pp
ort
er.
So
meo
ne
wh
o i
s o
n y
ou
r si
de
can
be
a g
reat
hel
p.
O�
en, a
lo
t m
ore
can
be
do
ne
if y
ou
get
hel
p f
rom
oth
er
peo
ple
, th
an i
f y
ou
str
ug
gle
on
yo
ur
ow
n.
Se
lf A
dvo
cacy
on
Yo
ur
Ow
nT
her
e ar
e m
any
peo
ple
wit
h d
evel
op
men
tal
dis
abil
itie
s w
ho
sp
eak
up
fo
r th
emse
lves
on
th
eir
ow
n a
nd
th
ere
are
man
y
oth
ers
wh
o w
ou
ld l
ike
to d
o s
o.
Ind
ivid
ual
s ca
n b
e su
cces
sfu
l se
lf a
dv
oca
tes.
Th
ere
are
man
y t
imes
wh
en t
his
is
imp
ort
ant.
Fo
r ex
am
ple
:
Wh
en p
lan
s fo
r y
ou
r fu
ture
are
bei
ng
dis
cuss
ed a
t th
e tr
ain
ing
cen
tre
or
at t
he
pla
ce w
her
e y
ou
liv
e.
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
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• •
• •
•
48
Th
ing
s To
Do
a) S
pli
t u
p i
nto
pai
rs.
b)
On
e p
erso
n s
tart
s b
y t
elli
ng
th
e o
ther
per
son
a s
ho
rt
sto
ry l
asti
ng
th
ree
or
fou
r m
inu
tes
lon
g. I
t co
uld
be
abo
ut
som
eth
ing
yo
u d
id l
ast
wee
k, o
r ab
ou
t w
her
e y
ou
liv
e.
c) A
t th
e en
d o
f th
e st
ory
, th
e o
ther
per
son
has
to
rep
eat
bac
k
wh
at h
e/sh
e h
eard
.
• D
id t
he
per
son
get
it
rig
ht?
• D
id h
e/sh
e lo
ok
as
tho
ug
h h
e/sh
e w
as l
iste
nin
g?
• W
hat
so
rt o
f th
ing
s d
id t
he
per
son
fo
rget
?
d)
Sw
itch
tu
rns
wh
en y
ou
hav
e d
on
e th
is a
nd
giv
e th
e o
ther
p
erso
n a
ch
ance
to
tel
l a
sto
ry a
nd
fo
r th
e o
ther
per
son
to
li
sten
to
th
e st
ory
.
47
So
met
imes
it
is d
ifficu
lt t
o p
ay a
�en
tio
n t
o p
eop
le a
nd
to
li
sten
to
th
em w
ell.
Th
is c
an h
app
en:
• i
f a
per
son
sp
eak
s v
ery
qu
ick
ly o
r v
ery
slo
wly
• i
f th
ey c
ann
ot
spea
k v
ery
cle
arly
• i
f th
ey u
se d
ifficu
lt w
ord
s
• i
f th
e p
erso
n u
ses
sig
n l
ang
uag
e an
d y
ou
do
no
t u
nd
erst
and
it
• i
f th
e p
erso
n c
ann
ot
use
sp
eech
or
sig
n l
ang
uag
e
At
thes
e ti
mes
, yo
u n
eed
to
lis
ten
ver
y c
aref
ull
y a
nd
ask
th
e p
erso
n t
o h
elp
yo
u u
nd
erst
and
— f
or
exam
ple
, by
say
ing
:
“Co
uld
yo
u s
pea
k m
ore
slo
wly
ple
ase?
” o
r
“Co
uld
yo
u s
ay t
hat
ag
ain
ple
ase?
”
Or
exp
lain
th
at y
ou
are
hav
ing
diffi
cult
y i
n u
nd
erst
and
ing
—
fo
r ex
amp
le, b
y s
ayin
g:
“I a
m s
orr
y, b
ut
I d
on
’t u
nd
erst
and
.” o
r
“I a
m s
orr
y, b
ut
I d
on
’t u
nd
erst
and
wh
at y
ou
are
say
ing
.”
or
“Co
uld
yo
u e
xp
lain
th
at a
bit
mo
re f
or
me
ple
ase?
”
If p
eop
le d
o n
ot
list
en w
hen
we
spea
k, i
t m
akes
us
feel
th
at
they
are
no
t in
tere
sted
in
us
or
that
we
are
no
t im
po
rtan
t.
If y
ou
are
go
od
at
list
enin
g t
o o
ther
peo
ple
, th
ey w
ill
feel
co
mfo
rtab
le t
alk
ing
to
yo
u.
It i
s im
po
rtan
t to
be
go
od
at
list
enin
g a
s it
en
cou
rag
es o
ther
p
eop
le t
o t
alk
to
yo
u.
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• •
• •
• •
• •
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• •
• •
•
10Th
ing
s To
Do
Ca
n y
ou
th
ink
of
oth
er
exa
mp
les
of
thin
gs
yo
u w
ou
ld l
ike
to
sp
ea
k
up
ab
ou
t a
lon
e (
or
in a
gro
up
)?
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• 11
Sel
f ad
vo
cacy
can
in
vo
lve:
• t
alk
ing
• t
akin
g a
ctio
n•
lea
rnin
g•
hav
ing
so
cial
act
ivit
ies
At
the
beg
inn
ing
, mo
st g
rou
ps
spen
d a
lo
t o
f ti
me
talk
ing
.
Th
at m
ay s
eem
lik
e a
was
te o
f ti
me
to s
om
e p
eop
le.
Esp
ecia
lly
if
they
hav
e jo
ined
a g
rou
p b
ecau
se t
hey
wan
t to
ch
ang
e th
ing
s.
Bu
t ta
lkin
g t
og
eth
er i
s im
po
rtan
t. Y
ou
wil
l n
eed
tim
e to
get
her
to
so
rt o
ut
yo
ur
idea
s ab
ou
t se
lf a
dv
oca
cy.
Als
o, m
any
peo
ple
are
n’t
use
d t
o t
alk
ing
ab
ou
t th
emse
lves
in
g
rou
ps
of
oth
er p
eop
le a
nd
ab
ou
t im
po
rtan
t m
a�er
s.
SO
DO
N’T
RU
SH
TH
ING
S
Do
n’t
wo
rry,
if
the
gro
up
do
esn
’t s
tart
do
ing
th
ing
s ri
gh
t aw
ay.
It’s
im
po
rtan
t to
rea
lly
get
to
kn
ow
eac
h o
ther
wel
l an
d t
o g
et
yo
ur
idea
s ri
gh
t fr
om
th
e st
art.
If y
ou
hav
e d
ecid
ed t
o h
ave
an a
dv
iso
r fo
r th
e g
rou
p, y
ou
w
ill
also
wan
t to
sp
end
tim
e g
e�in
g t
o k
no
w h
im o
r h
er.
Wh
at
Do
We
Do
?
Wh
at
Do
Se
lf A
dvo
cate
s D
o?
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
•
46Ho
w t
o L
iste
n
List
en
ing
Wh
en s
om
eon
e is
tal
kin
g, t
her
e is
an
oth
er v
ery
im
po
rtan
t ta
sk t
o b
e d
on
e b
y t
ho
se w
ho
are
no
t ta
lkin
g.
Th
e ta
sk i
s to
lis
ten
.
Lis
ten
ing
mea
ns
pay
ing
a�
enti
on
to
th
e o
ther
per
son
wh
en
they
are
sp
eak
ing
an
d t
ryin
g t
o u
nd
erst
and
wh
at t
hey
are
sa
yin
g.
It a
lso
mea
ns
try
ing
to
un
der
stan
d w
hat
so
meo
ne
is ‘
say
ing
’ to
yo
u i
f th
ey a
re u
sin
g d
raw
ing
s o
r si
gn
lan
gu
age
— o
r an
y
of
the
oth
er w
ays
of
com
mu
nic
atin
g.
HO
W T
O L
IST
EN
Way
s o
f sh
ow
ing
peo
ple
th
at y
ou
are
lis
ten
ing
are
:
• b
y l
oo
kin
g a
t th
e p
erso
n w
ho
is
spea
kin
g
• b
y n
ot
turn
ing
yo
ur
hea
d a
way
, or
mo
vin
g a
way
, wh
ile
they
are
sp
eak
ing
• b
y n
ot
fid
get
ing
or
star
tin
g t
o d
o s
om
eth
ing
els
e
• b
y g
ivin
g t
hem
sig
ns
that
yo
u a
gre
e o
r d
on
’t a
gre
e w
ith
th
em -
fo
r ex
amp
le, n
od
din
g y
ou
r h
ead
, or
say
ing
‘y
es’
• o
r b
y a
skin
g q
ues
tio
ns
abo
ut
wh
at t
he
per
son
is
say
ing
—
fo
r ex
amp
le, “
Can
yo
u t
ell
me
mo
re a
bo
ut
that
p
leas
e?”
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• 45
Th
e A
ge
nd
a
Su
mm
ary
An
ag
end
a is
a l
ist
of
item
s th
at t
he
gro
up
wan
ts t
o d
iscu
ss
at t
hei
r m
eeti
ng
.
Th
e g
rou
p’s
offi
cers
sh
ou
ld w
ork
ou
t an
ag
end
a b
efo
re t
he
mee
tin
g.
Oth
er m
emb
ers
of
the
gro
up
sh
ou
ld b
e ab
le t
o a
dd
ite
ms
to
the
agen
da
at t
he
beg
inn
ing
of
the
mai
n m
eeti
ng
.
Pu
t th
e ag
end
a u
p o
n t
he
wal
l b
efo
re t
he
mee
tin
g s
tart
s.
Ad
d p
ictu
res
so t
hat
peo
ple
wh
o a
ren
’t a
ble
to
rea
d w
ill
be
able
to
fo
llo
w t
he
agen
da.
Ask
fo
r so
meo
ne
to r
ead
ou
t th
e ag
end
a o
utl
ou
d a
t th
e st
art
of
the
mee
tin
g.
RE
ME
MB
ER
— d
on
’t m
ake
the
agen
da
too
lo
ng
or
yo
u
wo
n’t
be
able
to
tal
k a
bo
ut
all
the
item
s.
12So
me
Exa
mp
les
of
Th
ing
s S
elf
Ad
vo
cate
s D
o
TALK
ING
Man
y p
eop
le w
ill
com
e to
th
e g
rou
p w
anti
ng
to
tal
k a
bo
ut
all
sort
s o
f th
ing
s.
So
me
of
thes
e m
ay i
nv
olv
e ta
kin
g a
ctio
n a
t so
me
stag
e.
Oth
er i
ssu
es m
ay b
e th
ing
s th
at a
re u
sefu
l ju
st t
o t
alk
ab
ou
t to
get
her
.
Fo
r ex
am
ple
:
On
e g
rou
p s
pen
t ti
me
talk
ing
to
get
her
ab
ou
t h
ow
th
ey
felt
ab
ou
t b
ein
g l
abel
led
wit
h w
ord
s li
ke
‘han
dic
app
ed’.
Th
ey d
iscu
ssed
new
spap
er i
tem
s ab
ou
t p
eop
le w
ith
d
isab
ilit
ies
and
th
ing
s p
eop
le h
ad s
een
on
th
e te
lev
isio
n.
13
TALK
ING
, LE
AD
ING
TO
AC
TIO
N
So
met
ime
peo
ple
wil
l co
me
to t
he
gro
up
wit
h s
om
eth
ing
th
at n
eed
s ac
tio
n. T
he
gro
up
wil
l n
eed
to
tal
k a
bo
ut
wh
at
they
can
act
ual
ly d
o t
o c
han
ge
som
eth
ing
.
So
me
thin
gs
nee
din
g a
ctio
n m
ay i
nv
olv
e ju
st o
ne
per
son
. O
r th
ey m
ay i
nv
olv
e th
e w
ho
le g
rou
p. S
om
etim
es t
he
gro
up
may
hav
e a
pro
ble
m w
hic
h a
ffec
ts a
ll p
eop
le w
ho
are
la
bel
led
‘h
and
icap
ped
’ or
‘dis
able
d’.
Exa
mp
le 1
:
On
e p
erso
n m
ay h
ave
a p
rob
lem
. A r
evie
w m
eeti
ng
is
bei
ng
hel
d t
o d
iscu
ss w
her
e sh
e w
ill
liv
e. T
hat
per
son
h
as b
een
to
ld s
he
can
’t g
o t
o t
he
mee
tin
g e
ven
th
ou
gh
it
’s a
bo
ut
her
lif
e. S
he
wan
ts t
o g
o a
nd
tel
l th
em w
hat
sh
e th
ink
s. T
he
gro
up
may
dec
ide
they
are
go
ing
to
sp
eak
to
th
e p
eop
le h
avin
g t
he
mee
tin
g a
nd
see
th
at s
he
is a
llo
wed
to
tel
l th
e p
eop
le t
her
e w
hat
sh
e fe
els.
Exa
mp
le 2
:
Sev
eral
peo
ple
in
on
e g
rou
p t
ried
to
bo
ok
a h
oli
day
to
get
her
. Th
e b
oo
kin
g h
ad b
een
ref
use
d b
ecau
se t
hey
to
ld t
he
ho
lid
ay fi
rm t
hat
th
ey h
ave
dev
elo
pm
enta
l d
isab
ilit
ies.
Th
e g
rou
p d
ecid
ed t
o d
o t
wo
th
ing
s:
• w
rite
to
th
e h
oli
day
firm
an
d c
om
pla
in
• c
on
tact
a n
atio
nal
org
aniz
atio
n w
ho
wo
uld
hel
p
them
get
pu
bli
city
fo
r th
eir
com
pla
int
Exa
mp
le 3
:
In o
ne
city
, peo
ple
wit
h d
isab
ilit
ies
wer
e n
ot
bei
ng
al
low
ed t
o u
se t
hei
r sp
ecia
l b
us
pas
ses.
Th
ey f
elt
this
was
an
im
po
rtan
t is
sue.
It
affec
ted
mo
re t
han
just
th
e g
rou
p’s
m
emb
ers.
Th
ey d
ecid
ed t
o w
rite
to
th
e b
us
com
pan
y a
nd
as
ked
th
em t
o s
top
th
is f
rom
hap
pen
ing
.
44W
ha
t g
oe
s o
n t
he
ag
en
da
?
Yo
ur
gro
up
wil
l h
ave
its
ow
n i
dea
s ab
ou
t w
hat
yo
u w
ant
to
talk
ab
ou
t.
BU
T h
ere
are
som
e id
eas
for
the
sort
of
item
s th
at m
ay g
o
on
an
ag
end
a. T
hes
e ar
e it
ems
that
oth
er g
rou
ps
hav
e fo
un
d
use
ful.
1. I
ntr
od
uct
ion
s an
d w
elco
me
to n
ew m
emb
ers.
(It’
s a
good
ide
a to
wel
com
e n
ew m
embe
rs. I
t w
ill
help
the
m
feel
goo
d ab
out
com
e to
the
mee
tin
g.)
2. A
po
log
ies
for
abse
nce
. (F
rom
peo
ple
who
can
’t c
ome.
)
3. N
ote
s o
f th
e la
st m
eeti
ng
. (T
his
wil
l re
min
d yo
u o
f w
hat
you
dis
cuss
ed a
t th
e la
st m
eeti
ng)
4. L
e�er
s to
be
dea
lt w
ith
an
d p
ho
ne
call
s to
be
mad
e.
5. D
iscu
ssio
n a
bo
ut
mo
ney
. (T
he T
reas
ure
r’s
Rep
ort)
6.O
ld b
usi
nes
s.
7.N
ew b
usi
nes
s.
8.R
equ
ests
fo
r sp
eak
ers.
(Y
ou g
rou
p m
ay h
ave
been
ask
ed t
o se
nd
som
eon
e to
spe
ak t
o an
othe
r gr
oup
abou
t se
lf a
dvoc
acy.
Y
ou n
eed
to d
ecid
e w
ho w
ill
do t
his.
)
9.A
ny
oth
er b
usi
nes
s. (
An
y bu
sin
ess
whi
ch h
asn
’t b
een
dea
lt
wit
h ea
rlie
r in
the
mee
tin
g.)
10. D
ate
and
tim
e o
f th
e n
ext
mee
tin
g.
11. S
oci
al t
ime
at t
he
end
of
the
mee
tin
g.
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• •
• •
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• •
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• 43
Wh
at
is a
n A
ge
nd
a?
Th
e A
ge
nd
a
An
AG
EN
DA
is
a li
st o
f th
ing
s y
ou
r g
rou
p h
as d
ecid
ed t
o
talk
ab
ou
t at
a m
eeti
ng
.
Eac
h t
hin
g o
n t
he
list
is
call
ed a
n I
TE
M.
Th
e A
GE
ND
A i
s a
list
of
thes
e it
ems.
Wh
y h
ave
an
ag
en
da
fo
r m
ee
�n
gs?
An
ag
end
a m
ay s
ou
nd
rat
her
un
nec
essa
ry f
or
a m
eeti
ng
of
a g
rou
p o
f fr
ien
ds
wh
o w
ant
to ju
st g
et t
og
eth
er a
nd
tal
k
abo
ut
thin
gs.
BU
T t
her
e ar
e se
ver
al r
easo
ns
wh
y h
avin
g a
n a
gen
da
is a
g
oo
d i
dea
.
An
ag
end
a ca
n:
• h
elp
peo
ple
to
get
th
rou
gh
th
e b
usi
nes
s o
f th
e m
eeti
ng
• h
elp
peo
ple
rem
emb
er w
hat
th
e b
usi
nes
s o
f th
at i
s m
eeti
ng
is
• h
elp
in
div
idu
als
rem
emb
er i
f th
ere
are
par
ticu
lar
item
s th
ey e
spec
iall
y w
ant
to s
pea
k a
bo
ut
Yo
u c
an m
ake
sure
yo
u g
et t
hro
ug
h a
ll t
he
bu
sin
ess
by
al
low
ing
a c
erta
in n
um
ber
of
min
ute
s (r
ou
gh
ly)
for
reac
h
item
on
th
e ag
end
a.
Yo
u p
rob
ably
wo
nt
stic
k t
o t
he
agen
da
exac
tly,
bu
t it
wil
l g
ive
yo
u a
ro
ug
h i
dea
of
ho
w m
any
min
ute
s y
ou
wil
l n
eed
to
ta
lk a
bo
ut
each
ite
m o
n t
he
agen
da.
14LE
AR
NIN
G
Bei
ng
an
eff
ecti
ve
self
ad
vo
cacy
gro
up
in
vo
lves
lea
rnin
g n
ew
skil
ls.
A�
er a
ll, n
ot
ever
yo
ne
is g
oo
d a
t m
akin
g d
ecis
ion
s, o
r d
eali
ng
wit
h m
on
ey.
So
met
imes
, th
e w
ho
le g
rou
p m
ay w
ant
to l
earn
a n
ew s
kil
l.
So
met
imes
on
ly o
ne
or
two
peo
ple
, su
ch a
s o
ffice
rs o
f th
e g
rou
p, w
ill
nee
d t
o l
earn
a p
arti
cula
r sk
ill.
Fo
r ex
am
ple
:
Th
e tr
easu
rer
of
on
e g
rou
p n
eed
ed t
o l
earn
ho
w t
o p
ut
mo
ney
in
to t
he
ban
k a
nd
tak
e it
ou
t. S
o h
e sp
ent
sev
eral
se
ssio
ns
wit
h t
he
adv
iso
r, v
isit
ing
th
e b
ank
an
d l
earn
ing
th
ing
s li
ke
ho
w t
o u
se a
ch
equ
ebo
ok
.
15
HA
VIN
G S
OC
IAL
AC
TIV
ITIE
S
Bei
ng
a m
emb
er o
f a
self
ad
vo
cacy
gro
up
can
be
ver
y h
ard
w
ork
. Bu
t g
rou
ps
can
mak
e ti
me
for
soci
al a
ctiv
itie
s to
o,
wh
en e
ver
yo
ne
can
rel
ax a
nd
en
joy
th
emse
lves
.
Fo
r ex
am
ple
:
A g
rou
p m
ay h
ave
a b
reak
in
th
e m
idd
le o
f th
e m
eeti
ng
. O
r th
ey m
ay d
ecid
e to
hav
e so
me
soci
al t
ime
at t
he
end
o
f ea
ch m
eeti
ng
.
Th
is i
nfo
rmal
tim
e to
get
her
can
giv
e p
eop
le t
he
chan
ce t
o
talk
an
d s
wap
new
s an
d i
dea
s fo
r th
e g
rou
p. P
eop
le w
ho
are
n
erv
ou
s o
f ta
lkin
g i
n t
he
mee
tin
g m
ay h
ave
a ch
ance
to
say
w
hat
th
ey t
hin
k.
It i
s u
sual
ly a
go
od
id
ea t
o s
erv
e so
me
refr
esh
men
ts —
tea
or
coff
ee a
nd
sn
ack
s, f
or
exam
ple
.
Man
y g
rou
ps
also
lik
e to
org
aniz
e so
me
reg
ula
r so
cial
ev
ents
ap
art
fro
m t
he
mee
tin
gs
to w
hic
h t
hey
can
in
vit
e th
eir
frie
nd
s.
Fo
r ex
am
ple
:
On
e g
rou
p d
ecid
ed t
o o
rgan
ize
a C
hri
stm
as p
arty
. Th
ey
ren
ted
a r
oo
m i
n a
lo
cal
com
mu
nit
y c
entr
e an
d i
nv
ited
th
eir
frie
nd
s an
d s
up
po
rter
s fo
r th
e ev
enin
g.
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•
42Ke
ep
ing
th
e G
rou
p G
oin
g
Su
mm
ary
Th
ere
may
be
sev
eral
rea
son
s w
hy
yo
u a
re h
avin
g d
ifficu
ltie
s k
eep
ing
yo
ur
gro
up
go
ing
:
• y
ou
do
n’t
hav
e en
ou
gh
mem
ber
s
• y
ou
hav
e m
any
mem
ber
s b
ut
they
do
n’t
co
me
to
the
mee
tin
gs
• y
ou
do
n’t
fee
l th
at y
ou
are
ach
iev
ing
ver
y m
uch
.
BU
T R
EM
EM
BE
R —
• a
ll g
rou
ps
hav
e u
ps
and
do
wn
s
• b
ein
g s
elf
adv
oca
tes
is h
ard
wo
rk
• a
sel
f ad
vo
cacy
gro
up
is
ther
e to
so
lve
pro
ble
ms
- so
fa
ce u
p t
o t
hem
!
By
fac
ing
up
to
pro
ble
ms,
yo
ur
gro
up
wil
l g
row
str
on
ger
.
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• •
• •
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• •
• •
• 41
Ke
ep
ing
th
e G
rou
p G
oin
g
Th
e G
rou
p
An
y k
ind
of
gro
up
has
its
up
s an
d d
ow
ns.
So
me
mee
tin
gs
are
be�
er t
han
oth
ers.
So
met
imes
,
a lo
t o
f p
eop
le t
urn
up
.
An
d o
ther
tim
es,
on
ly t
wo
or
thre
e p
eop
le c
om
e.
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• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
•
16Th
ing
s To
Do
Ca
n y
ou
th
ink
of
a l
ist
of
ac�
vi�
es
wh
ich
yo
ur
gro
up
mig
ht
like
to
do
in t
he
fu
ture
?
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• 17
Su
mm
ary
Wh
at
Do
Se
lf A
dvo
cate
s D
o?
Sel
f ad
vo
cate
s ar
e p
eop
le w
ho
wan
t to
sp
eak
up
fo
r th
emse
lves
.
Sel
f ad
vo
cacy
can
be
som
eth
ing
yo
u d
o i
n g
rou
ps
or
on
yo
ur
ow
n.
Sel
f ad
vo
cate
s ar
e in
vo
lved
in
all
so
rts
of
acti
vit
ies
such
as:
• t
alk
ing
• t
alk
ing
, lea
din
g t
o a
ctio
n
• l
earn
ing
new
sk
ills
• h
avin
g s
oci
al a
ctiv
itie
s
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
•
40M
on
ey
Ma
�e
rs:
Wh
y D
o Y
ou
Ne
ed
Mo
ne
y?
Su
mm
ary
Yo
u n
eed
mo
ney
to
hel
p r
un
th
e g
rou
p w
ell.
Bu
t y
ou
do
n’t
nee
d m
on
ey f
or
ever
yth
ing
yo
u w
ant
to d
o.
Yo
u c
an g
et m
on
ey:
• f
rom
yo
ur
mem
ber
s
• b
y o
rgan
izin
g f
un
dra
isin
g e
ven
ts
• b
y a
skin
g f
or
a g
ran
t fr
om
an
org
aniz
atio
n
Ev
ery
gro
up
nee
ds
a T
reas
ure
r to
lo
ok
at
the
mo
ney
. It
sho
uld
be
som
eon
e w
ho
lik
es d
oin
g a
rith
met
ic a
nd
wh
o c
an
add
an
d s
ub
trac
t m
on
ey.
Th
ere
are
two
mai
n w
ays
of
loo
kin
g a
!er
mo
ney
:
• i
n a
pe�
y c
ash
tin
(fo
r sm
all
amo
un
ts o
f m
on
ey)
• i
n a
ban
k o
r b
uil
din
g s
oci
ety
(fo
r la
rge
amo
un
ts o
f m
on
ey)
It i
s a
go
od
id
ea t
o h
ave
a ru
le t
hat
tw
o p
eop
le m
ust
sig
n
each
ch
equ
e w
hen
mo
ney
is
wit
hd
raw
n f
rom
th
e b
ank
or
bu
ild
ing
so
ciet
y.
RE
ME
MB
ER
— d
on
’t s
pen
d a
ll y
ou
r ti
me
wo
rry
ing
ab
ou
t m
on
ey!
Hav
e so
me
fun
to
o!
39
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• •
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• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
•
18
Ma
kin
g A
Gro
up
Se
#n
g U
p a
Se
lf A
dvo
cacy
Gro
up
• F
ind
ou
t ab
ou
t se
lf a
dv
oca
cy.
• M
eet
wit
h f
rien
ds
to s
tart
pla
nn
ing
a g
rou
p.
• A
sk f
or
hel
p t
o s
tart
th
e g
rou
p.
• K
eep
th
e g
rou
p s
mal
l at
firs
t.
• H
avin
g r
egu
lar
mee
tin
gs
of
the
gro
up
.
• P
lan
yo
ur
mee
tin
gs.
• W
hen
yo
u a
re r
ead
y, s
tart
to
rec
ruit
mo
re m
emb
ers.
• A
s n
um
ber
s g
row
, hav
e an
ele
cted
co
mm
i�ee
.
• C
on
tin
ue
to i
nv
olv
e al
l th
e m
emb
ers
in t
he
gro
up
’s
wo
rk.
• U
se y
ou
r A
dv
iso
r fo
r an
y h
elp
yo
u n
eed
.
• K
eep
in
to
uch
wit
h o
ther
gro
up
s.
• K
eep
go
ing
, ev
en i
f y
ou
hav
e so
me
diffi
cult
ies.
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• 19
Th
ing
s To
Do
Th
ing
s To
Do
in
a S
elf
Ad
vo
cacy
Gro
up
Me
e�
ng
Th
e su
gg
esti
on
yo
u s
ee b
elo
w m
ay b
e h
elp
ful
in d
ecid
ing
w
hat
th
e g
rou
p w
ill
do
an
d d
iscu
ss.
a) D
raw
a l
ine
do
wn
th
e m
idd
le o
f a
larg
e sh
eet
of
pap
er.
b)
Ask
eac
h g
rou
p m
emb
er w
hat
to
pic
s th
ey
wo
uld
lik
e th
e g
rou
p t
o d
iscu
ss.
c) G
et s
om
eon
e to
wri
te t
he
list
of
top
ics
do
wn
o
ne
sid
e o
f th
e p
aper
.
d)
Ask
eac
h m
emb
er w
hat
th
ey w
ou
ld l
ike
the
gro
up
to
do
.
e) G
et s
om
eon
e to
lis
t th
ese
acti
vit
ies
in t
he
oth
er c
olu
mn
of
the
pap
er.
f) A
t ea
ch m
eeti
ng
, dis
cuss
th
e li
st a
nd
alt
er i
t o
r ad
d t
o i
t if
yo
u w
ant.
g)
Use
th
e li
st t
o c
ho
ose
ite
ms
for
the
agen
da
at e
ach
mee
tin
g.
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• •
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•
381.
Mak
e a
list
of
the
thin
gs
yo
ur
gro
up
mig
ht
nee
d
m
on
ey f
or.
a)
Wh
ich
are
th
e m
ost
im
po
rtan
t?
b)
Wh
ich
can
be
le�
un
til
late
r?
2. C
ho
ose
an
y t
wo
way
s o
f ra
isin
g m
on
ey. T
alk
ab
ou
t
wh
at y
ou
wo
uld
nee
d t
o d
o t
o r
aise
mo
ney
in
th
ese
w
ays.
a) W
ill
yo
u g
et m
ore
mo
ney
fro
m o
ne
than
th
e o
ther
?
b)
Wil
l o
ne
be
mo
re f
un
th
an t
he
oth
er?
3. I
nv
ite
som
eon
e to
yo
ur
mee
tin
g w
ho
can
tal
k a
bo
ut
d
iffer
ent
way
s o
f ra
isin
g m
on
ey.
a) T
his
mig
ht
be
a T
reas
ure
r fr
om
an
oth
er
org
aniz
atio
n, o
r th
e T
reas
ure
r o
f a
nea
r-b
y s
elf
adv
oca
cy g
rou
p.
4. M
ake
a li
st o
f th
e th
ing
s y
ou
r g
rou
p w
ants
to
do
.
a) W
hic
h t
hin
gs
can
yo
u d
o w
ith
ou
t m
on
ey?
b)
Wh
ich
on
e w
ou
ld y
ou
nee
d a
sm
all
amo
un
t o
f m
on
ey f
or?
c) W
hic
h o
nes
wo
uld
yo
u n
eed
a l
arg
e am
ou
nt
of
mo
ney
fo
r?
Th
ing
s To
Do
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• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• 37
Ca
n y
ou
th
ink
of
oth
er
thin
gs
tha
t
yo
ur
gro
up
mig
ht
ne
ed
mo
ne
y
for?
Ma
ke a
lis
t o
f th
ese
th
ing
s.
Th
ing
s To
Ta
lk A
bo
ut
20He
re a
re s
om
e t
op
ics
for
dis
cuss
ion
.
Th
ey c
an h
elp
yo
u:
• w
ork
be�
er a
s a
gro
up
• u
nd
erst
and
mo
re a
bo
ut
self
ad
vo
cacy
1. W
hat
nam
es d
o p
eop
le u
se w
hen
th
ey t
alk
to
yo
u, o
r ab
ou
t y
ou
?
2.A
re t
her
e an
y n
ames
th
at y
ou
th
ink
are
un
ple
asan
t o
r w
ron
g?
3. W
hat
nam
es w
ou
ld y
ou
lik
e p
eop
le t
o u
se t
o r
efer
to
y
ou
?
4. W
hat
wo
rd s
ho
uld
be
use
d t
o r
efer
to
peo
ple
wit
h
dis
abil
itie
s?
5.W
hat
do
yo
u d
o i
n y
ou
r sp
are
tim
e?
6. W
hat
wo
uld
yo
u l
ike
to d
o?
7. D
o y
ou
hav
e an
y i
nte
rest
ing
ho
bb
ies
or
acti
vit
ies?
8.B
rin
g a
lon
g s
om
eth
ing
of
spec
ial
imp
ort
ance
fo
r y
ou
to
ta
lk a
bo
ut
in t
he
mee
tin
g.
Yo
u c
an g
et m
ore
id
eas
for
dis
cuss
ion
to
pic
s fr
om
Peo
ple
F
irst
or
oth
er s
elf
adv
oca
cy g
rou
ps.
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• 21
Re
cru
i�n
g M
em
be
rs
Re
cru
i�n
g M
em
be
rs t
o Y
ou
r
Gro
up
Th
ere
are
a n
um
ber
of
diff
eren
t w
ays
yo
u c
an b
rin
g n
ew
peo
ple
in
to t
he
gro
up
, in
clu
din
g:
• t
alk
ing
to
oth
er p
eop
le a
bo
ut
the
gro
up
• m
akin
g p
ost
ers
abo
ut
the
gro
up
• m
akin
g a
new
sle�
er t
o s
end
ou
t
• h
avin
g s
pec
ial
even
ts a
bo
ut
yo
ur
gro
up
• h
avin
g s
pec
ial
even
ts o
r m
eeti
ng
ab
ou
t y
ou
r g
rou
p
Th
e n
ext
few
pag
es t
alk
a b
it m
ore
ab
ou
t h
ow
yo
u c
an d
o
this
.
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
•
36W
hy
Do
Yo
u N
ee
d M
on
ey
?
Mo
ne
y M
a!
ers
Yo
u d
o n
ot
nee
d v
ery
mu
ch m
on
ey t
o s
tart
a s
elf
adv
oca
cy
gro
up
.
BU
T o
nce
yo
ur
gro
up
get
s g
oin
g, y
ou
may
nee
d m
on
ey t
o
hel
p r
un
th
e g
rou
p w
ell.
So
me
of
the
thin
gs
yo
u m
igh
t n
eed
mo
ney
to
pay
fo
r w
hen
y
ou
sta
rt a
re:
• L
ined
pap
er f
or
wri
tin
g l
e�er
s, n
oti
ces
and
no
tes
of
mee
tin
gs.
• E
nv
elo
pes
to
sen
d o
ut
le�
ers
and
no
tice
s.
• S
tam
ps
for
le�
ers.
• T
ea, c
off
ee a
nd
sn
ack
s.
Th
en, w
hen
yo
ur
gro
up
get
s b
igg
er a
nd
yo
u w
ant
to d
o
mo
re t
hin
gs,
yo
u m
igh
t n
eed
mo
ney
fo
r:
• p
ho
toco
py
ing
• p
rin
tin
g a
new
sle�
er
• t
elep
ho
ne
call
s
• r
ent
(if
yo
u h
ave
to p
ay f
or
usi
ng
a r
oo
m o
r a
hal
l)
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• 35
Ma
kin
g t
he
Mo
st o
f E
ve
ryb
od
y’s
Sk
ills
Su
mm
ary
Sel
f ad
vo
cacy
in
vo
lves
man
y d
iffer
ent
skil
ls.
Alt
ho
ug
h t
hes
e sk
ills
are
hel
pfu
l, y
ou
do
n’t
hav
e to
be
go
od
at
all
of
them
to
be
inv
olv
ed i
n s
elf
adv
oca
cy.
Th
ere
are
way
s o
f m
akin
g t
he
mo
st o
f se
lf a
dv
oca
cy w
ith
ou
t al
l o
f th
ese
skil
ls.
Th
ese
are:
• s
har
ing
ou
t th
e jo
bs
• a
skin
g f
or
hel
p
• u
sin
g e
qu
ipm
ent
• l
earn
ing
new
sk
ills
RE
ME
MB
ER
— e
ver
yo
ne
can
be
inv
olv
ed i
n s
elf
adv
oca
cy.
22TA
LKIN
G T
O O
TH
ER
PE
OP
LE A
BO
UT
TH
E
GR
OU
P
Th
is i
s o
ne
of
the
bes
t w
ays
of
ge�
ing
new
mem
ber
s to
join
y
ou
.
Tal
k t
o f
rien
ds,
peo
ple
at
the
cen
tre
and
oth
ers
yo
u k
no
w.
Tel
l th
em a
bo
ut:
• h
ow
im
po
rtan
t it
is
to s
pea
k u
p f
or
yo
urs
elf
• w
hy
yo
u m
eet
tog
eth
er r
egu
larl
y t
o d
o t
his
• s
om
e o
f th
e th
ing
s y
ou
tal
k a
bo
ut
in y
ou
r g
rou
p
Yo
u c
an a
sk t
hem
to
co
me
alo
ng
to
on
e o
f th
e m
eeti
ng
s.
Peo
ple
are
o!
en h
app
ier
to jo
in a
gro
up
if
they
kn
ow
so
meo
ne
wh
o i
s al
read
y a
mem
ber
of
that
gro
up
.
Per
hap
s y
ou
can
off
er t
o m
eet
a n
ew m
emb
er o
n t
he
day
of
the
mee
tin
g a
nd
tra
vel
th
ere
tog
eth
er.
MA
KIN
G P
OS
TE
RS
AB
OU
T T
HE
GR
OU
P
Po
ster
s sh
ou
ld b
e b
rig
ht
so t
hey
can
be
seen
cle
arly
.
Po
ster
s sh
ou
ld g
ive
the
nam
e o
f th
e g
rou
p, w
her
e it
mee
ts
and
wh
en, a
nd
bri
efly
wh
at i
t d
oes
.
It i
s p
rob
ably
als
o a
go
od
id
ea f
or
the
po
ster
to
giv
e a
nam
e an
d p
ho
ne
nu
mb
er w
her
e p
eop
le c
an fi
nd
ou
t m
ore
ab
ou
t th
e g
rou
p.
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• 23
Th
ing
s To
Ta
lk A
bo
ut
Th
ink
of
a s
oci
al
eve
nt
yo
u m
igh
t
ho
ld.
Ma
ke a
lis
t o
f a
ll t
he
jo
bs
yo
u
wo
uld
ne
ed
to
do
to
org
an
ize
an
eve
nt.
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
•
34
Th
ing
s To
Do
1. O
ne
at a
tim
e:
• s
ay w
hat
eac
h p
erso
n’s
str
eng
ths
are
• g
et s
om
eon
e to
wri
te t
hes
e d
ow
n•
or
reco
rd t
hem
on
a t
ape
reco
rder
, or
dra
w p
ictu
res
2. T
hin
k a
bo
ut
wh
ere
yo
u c
an g
et h
elp
fro
m i
f y
ou
nee
d
i
t. W
rite
th
is d
ow
n, o
r ta
pe-
reco
rd i
t, o
r d
raw
pic
ture
s.
3. T
alk
ab
ou
t w
hat
sel
f ad
vo
cacy
sk
ills
yo
u w
ou
ld l
ike
t
o l
earn
. Wri
te t
his
do
wn
, or
tap
e-re
cord
it,
or
dra
w
p
ictu
res.
33
4.
LEA
RN
NE
W S
KIL
LS
Alt
ho
ug
h y
ou
may
no
t b
e g
oo
d a
t al
l o
f th
e sk
ills
on
th
e li
st
wh
en y
ou
firs
t st
art
bei
ng
in
vo
lved
in
sel
f ad
vo
cacy
, on
e th
ing
is
cert
ain
— b
ein
g i
nv
olv
ed i
n s
elf
adv
oca
cy w
ill
hel
p
yo
u i
mp
rov
e y
ou
r sk
ills
.
On
e w
ay o
f d
oin
g t
his
is
to s
et a
sid
e a
reg
ula
r ti
me
in y
ou
r
self
ad
vo
cacy
mee
tin
g t
o w
ork
on
on
e sk
ill.
Ask
peo
ple
yo
u k
no
w t
o h
elp
yo
u l
earn
new
sel
f ad
vo
cacy
sk
ills
.
24HO
LDIN
G S
PE
CIA
L M
EE
TIN
GS
So
met
imes
a s
pec
ial
mee
tin
g c
an b
e a
go
od
way
of
ge�
ing
n
ew p
eop
le t
o c
om
e al
on
g.
Yo
u c
ou
ld t
ry a
ny
on
e o
f th
e se
ver
al d
iffer
ent
mee
tin
gs
incl
ud
ing
:
• h
avin
g a
mee
tin
g w
her
e y
ou
tal
k a
bo
ut
self
ad
vo
cacy
, ab
ou
t w
hy
yo
u h
ave
the
gro
up
, an
d w
hy
yo
u w
ant
new
m
emb
ers.
• y
ou
co
uld
sh
ow
a fi
lm a
bo
ut
self
ad
vo
cacy
— a
lis
t is
at
the
end
of
this
bo
ok
let.
• y
ou
co
uld
in
vit
e al
on
g a
th
eatr
e g
rou
p a
nd
hav
e a
dis
cuss
ion
a!
er t
he
per
form
ance
.
At
the
end
of
a sp
ecia
l m
eeti
ng
, mak
e su
re y
ou
hav
e th
e n
ames
, ad
dre
sses
an
d p
ho
ne
nu
mb
ers
of
the
peo
ple
wh
o
cam
e al
on
g. M
ake
sure
th
ey k
no
w w
hen
th
e g
rou
p m
eets
so
th
ey c
an c
om
e al
on
g t
o t
he
nex
t m
eeti
ng
.
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• 25
Ch
eck
list
Be
low
is
a c
he
ckli
st o
f th
ing
s
to r
em
em
be
r w
he
n p
lan
nin
g
a s
pe
cia
l e
ve
nt
to r
ecr
uit
ne
w
me
mb
ers
1. S
tart
pla
nn
ing
wel
l b
efo
re t
he
even
t. S
e�in
g u
p s
pec
ial
e
ven
ts A
LW
AY
S t
akes
lo
ng
er t
han
yo
u t
hin
k i
t w
ill!
2. S
end
ou
t le
�er
s an
d/o
r p
ost
ers
abo
ut
the
even
t to
as
man
y
p
eop
le a
nd
pla
ces
yo
u c
an t
hin
k o
f.
3. T
ell
as m
any
peo
ple
as
yo
u c
an a
bo
ut
the
even
t.
4.M
ake
sure
yo
u h
ave
the
even
t:
• A
t a
pla
ce w
hic
h c
an b
e u
sed
by
peo
ple
in
wh
eelc
hai
rs.
• A
t a
tim
e w
hic
h d
oes
n’t
cla
sh w
ith
oth
er t
hin
gs
lik
e a
clu
b e
ven
ing
.
• A
t a
pla
ce w
her
e p
eop
le c
an g
et e
asil
y b
y p
ub
lic
tran
spo
rtat
ion
.
5. M
ake
sure
yo
u h
ave
chec
ked
wit
h t
he
pla
ce w
her
e y
ou
are
h
old
ing
th
e ev
ent
that
th
ey a
re e
xp
ecti
ng
yo
u a
t th
e ri
gh
t
tim
e an
d o
n t
he
rig
ht
day
.
6.If
yo
u a
re g
oin
g t
o n
eed
an
y e
qu
ipm
ent,
mak
e su
re t
hat
it
is t
her
e an
d t
hat
so
meo
ne
kn
ow
s h
ow
to
use
it.
Fo
r ex
amp
le, i
f y
ou
are
go
ing
to
sh
ow
a v
ideo
, mak
e su
re t
her
e is
vid
eo e
qu
ipm
ent
ther
e an
d m
ake
sure
so
meo
ne
has
ag
reed
to
op
erat
e it
.
7.T
ry t
o s
tart
an
d fi
nis
h a
t th
e ti
mes
pla
nn
ed.
8. I
f y
ou
get
stu
ck —
do
n’t
fo
rget
th
at y
ou
can
ask
yo
ur
adv
iso
r fo
r h
elp
!
323.
MA
KE
US
E O
F E
QU
IPM
EN
T
So
met
imes
, sim
ple
pie
ces
of
equ
ipm
ent
can
be
ver
y u
sefu
l in
se
lf a
dv
oca
cy g
rou
p m
eeti
ng
s.
Fo
r ex
am
ple
:
• T
ape
reco
rder
s ar
e u
sefu
l if
wri
tin
g i
s d
ifficu
lt. Y
ou
can
g
et a
hel
per
to
wri
te o
ut
wh
at y
ou
hav
e re
cord
ed.
Tap
e re
cord
ers
can
als
o b
e u
sefu
l to
pra
ctic
e sp
eak
ing
in
to i
f y
ou
hav
e to
giv
e a
talk
to
a g
rou
p o
r an
au
die
nce
.
• L
arg
e sh
eets
of
pap
er a
nd
co
lou
red
pen
s ar
e v
ery
u
sefu
l fo
r w
riti
ng
th
e li
st o
f to
pic
s to
be
dis
cuss
ed. O
r fo
r m
akin
g a
no
te o
f id
eas
that
co
me
up
.
Sti
ck t
he
pap
er t
o t
he
wal
l, u
sin
g B
luet
ac o
r m
ask
ing
ta
pe
(so
yo
u d
on
’t t
ake
the
pai
nt
off
th
e w
all)
.
• M
ake
use
of
ph
oto
gra
ph
s, p
ictu
res
fro
m m
agaz
ines
or
dra
win
gs
to c
om
mu
nic
ate
if y
ou
hav
e d
ifficu
lty
sp
eak
ing
or
if y
ou
are
tal
kin
g t
o s
om
eon
e w
ho
do
esn
’t
un
der
stan
d s
pee
ch v
ery
wel
l.
• Y
ou
may
be
able
to
bo
rro
w v
ideo
eq
uip
men
t to
mak
e a
vid
eo o
f y
ou
r o
wn
ab
ou
t se
lf a
dv
oca
cy.
Yo
u c
an s
ho
w t
he
vid
eo t
o o
ther
peo
ple
so
th
at t
hey
ca
n l
earn
ab
ou
t se
lf a
dv
oca
cy.
31
Fo
r ex
am
ple
:
• “
If y
ou
nee
d t
o k
no
w a
bo
ut
wh
at b
enefi
ts y
ou
are
en
titl
ed t
o, a
Em
plo
ym
ent
Ass
ista
nce
Wo
rker
(E
AW
) at
yo
ur
loca
l M
inis
try
of
Ho
usi
ng
an
d S
oci
al
Dev
elo
pm
ent
(MH
SD
) o
ffice
sh
ou
ld b
e ab
le t
o h
elp
y
ou
”.
• I
f y
ou
nee
d i
nfo
rmat
ion
ab
ou
t th
e la
w, a
po
lice
man
m
ay b
e u
sefu
l.
• I
f y
ou
nee
d t
o k
no
w m
ore
ab
ou
t m
on
ey, a
ban
k
man
ager
may
be
able
to
an
swer
yo
ur
qu
esti
on
s.
Do
n’t
be
afra
id t
o a
sk f
or
hel
p.
We
all
nee
d h
elp
at
tim
es.
AS
K f
or
it w
hen
yo
u n
eed
it.
26M
AK
ING
NE
W M
EM
BE
RS
FE
EL
WE
LCO
ME
Pro
bab
ly e
ver
yo
ne
can
rem
emb
er w
hat
it
felt
lik
e to
go
in
to
a ro
om
wh
ere
ther
e w
ere
a lo
t o
f p
eop
le y
ou
did
n’t
kn
ow
or
wh
ere
yo
u k
new
on
ly o
ne
oth
er p
erso
n.
So
, it
is i
mp
ort
ant
that
peo
ple
co
min
g t
o y
ou
r g
rou
p f
or
the
firs
t ti
me
are
mad
e to
fee
l w
elco
me.
Oth
erw
ise,
th
ey m
ay n
ot
com
e ag
ain
!
Wh
en a
ny
on
e co
mes
in
to t
he
mee
tin
g, m
ake
sure
th
ey g
et a
fr
ien
dly
wel
com
e.
Yo
u m
igh
t w
ant
to m
ake
on
e m
emb
er o
f th
e g
rou
p
resp
on
sib
le f
or
this
. Th
ey c
ou
ld s
tan
d a
t th
e d
oo
r an
d
wel
com
e p
eop
le.
Intr
od
uce
new
mem
ber
s to
oth
er p
eop
le i
n t
he
gro
up
.
Mak
e su
re n
ew m
emb
ers
hav
e th
e ch
ance
to
sp
eak
— i
f th
ey
wan
t to
.
Mak
e su
re n
ew m
emb
ers
kn
ow
wh
at i
s g
oin
g o
n i
n t
he
gro
up
. It
can
be
har
d t
o u
nd
erst
and
wh
at i
s g
oin
g o
n t
he
firs
t ti
me
yo
u g
o t
o a
mee
tin
g.
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• 27
Su
mm
ary
Re
cru
i�n
g M
em
be
r to
Yo
ur
Gro
up
Rec
ruit
ing
new
mem
ber
s to
yo
ur
gro
up
mea
ns
yo
u g
et m
ore
p
eop
le i
nv
olv
ed i
n s
elf
adv
oca
cy.
Hav
ing
mo
re m
emb
ers
can
mea
n t
he
gro
up
can
get
mo
re
thin
gs
do
ne.
Yo
u w
ill
pro
bab
ly w
ant
to m
eet
as a
sm
all
gro
up
firs
t, b
efo
re
yo
u s
tart
rec
ruit
ing
man
y n
ew m
emb
ers.
Rem
emb
er t
hat
a g
rou
p d
oes
n’t
hav
e to
be
larg
e to
be
succ
essf
ul.
Th
ere
are
sev
eral
way
s y
ou
can
rec
ruit
new
mem
ber
s to
yo
ur
gro
up
:
• t
alk
ing
to
oth
er p
eop
le a
bo
ut
the
gro
up
• p
u�
ing
up
po
ster
s
• s
end
ing
ou
t a
new
sle�
er
• w
riti
ng
a l
eafl
et a
bo
ut
the
gro
up
• w
riti
ng
ab
ou
t th
e g
rou
p i
n o
ther
peo
ple
’s n
ewsl
e�er
s
• h
avin
g s
oci
al e
ven
ts
• h
avin
g s
pec
ial
mee
tin
gs
lik
e fi
lm s
ho
ws
302.
GE
T O
TH
ER
PE
OP
LE T
O H
ELP
YO
U
We
all
nee
d h
elp
at
tim
es.
So
met
imes
we
can
get
stu
ck i
n s
elf
adv
oca
cy b
ecau
se:
• w
e d
on
’t h
ave
a p
arti
cula
r sk
ill;
• w
e d
on
’t h
ave
a p
arti
cula
r p
iece
of
info
rmat
ion
;
• o
r w
e m
ay b
e u
nsu
re a
bo
ut
som
eth
ing
an
d n
eed
ad
vic
e.
To
mak
e th
e m
ost
of
self
ad
vo
cacy
, do
n’t
be
afra
id t
o a
sk f
or
hel
p i
f y
ou
get
stu
ck!
If y
ou
are
par
t o
f a
self
ad
vo
cacy
gro
up
, yo
ur
adv
iso
r m
ay
be
able
to
hel
p y
ou
. If
yo
u a
re n
ot
in a
gro
up
, a f
rien
d, s
taff
m
emb
er, o
r o
ne
of
yo
ur
fam
ily
mem
ber
s m
ay b
e ab
le t
o g
ive
yo
u a
hel
pin
g h
and
.
Yo
u m
ay n
eed
hel
p f
rom
a p
erso
n w
ith
a p
arti
cula
r sk
ill.
Fo
r ex
am
ple
:
Yo
ur
gro
up
mig
ht
nee
d h
elp
fro
m:
• a
sec
reta
ry t
o d
o y
ou
r ty
pin
g;
• o
r fr
om
so
meo
ne
wh
o i
s g
oo
d a
t ar
t to
cre
ate
a p
ost
er;
• o
r fr
om
a p
erso
n w
ho
un
der
stan
ds
mo
ney
, if
yo
u w
ant
to o
pen
a b
ank
acc
ou
nt.
Yo
u m
ay n
eed
hel
p f
rom
a p
erso
n w
ho
can
giv
e y
ou
in
form
atio
n o
r ad
vic
e.
29
1.
SH
AR
E O
UT
TH
E J
OB
S
Ev
ery
on
e is
go
od
at
do
ing
so
me
thin
gs
We
call
th
ese
a p
erso
n’s
str
eng
ths.
In a
ny
gro
up
, diff
eren
t p
eop
le w
ill
hav
e d
iffer
ent
stre
ng
ths.
So
me
peo
ple
wil
l b
e g
oo
d a
t so
me
skil
ls w
hil
e o
ther
peo
ple
w
ill
be
go
od
at
diff
eren
t sk
ills
.
To
mak
e se
lf a
dv
oca
cy w
ork
wel
l, m
ake
sure
th
at e
ver
yo
ne
has
th
e ch
ance
to
use
th
eir
stre
ng
ths.
So
wh
en t
her
e ar
e jo
bs
to b
e d
on
e, g
et p
eop
le t
o d
o t
he
thin
gs
that
th
ey a
re g
oo
d a
t.
Fo
r ex
am
ple
:
• I
f tw
o p
eop
le i
n t
he
gro
up
can
wri
te, g
et t
hem
to
do
an
y w
riti
ng
th
at n
eed
s to
be
do
ne.
• I
f se
ver
al p
eop
le c
an r
ead
, sh
are
ou
t th
e re
adin
g.
• Y
ou
may
th
ink
on
e p
erso
n i
s v
ery
go
od
at
thin
kin
g u
p
idea
s, w
hil
e an
oth
er p
erso
n i
s g
oo
d a
t th
ink
ing
ou
t w
hat
wo
uld
be
inv
olv
ed i
n t
ryin
g o
ut
thes
e id
eas.
• S
om
e p
eop
le w
ill
be
go
od
at
mak
ing
tea
an
d c
off
ee.
• O
ther
peo
ple
wil
l b
e g
oo
d a
t li
sten
ing
.
RE
ME
MB
ER
— e
ver
yb
od
y i
s g
oo
d a
t so
met
hin
g.
Mak
e su
re t
hat
yo
u m
ake
use
of
all
the
skil
ls, w
hat
ever
th
ey
are.
Th
at w
ay, e
ver
yo
ne
can
get
to
tak
e p
art
in s
elf
adv
oca
cy.
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•
28E
ve
ryb
od
y H
as
Sk
ills
Ma
kin
g t
he
Mo
st o
f E
ve
ryb
od
y’s
Sk
ills
Sel
f ad
vo
cacy
can
in
vo
lve
man
y d
iffer
ent
skil
ls.
So
me
of
the
mo
st i
mp
ort
ant
skil
ls i
n s
elf
adv
oca
cy a
re:
• g
e�in
g y
ou
r m
essa
ge
acro
ss c
lear
ly (
com
mu
nic
atio
n)
• p
ayin
g a
�en
tio
n t
o o
ther
peo
ple
(li
sten
ing
)
• m
akin
g c
ho
ices
(m
akin
g d
ecis
ion
s)
• fi
nd
ing
an
swer
s to
qu
esti
on
s (s
olv
ing
pro
ble
ms)
• f
eeli
ng
co
nfi
den
t ab
ou
t y
ou
rsel
f an
d s
pea
kin
g u
p
(b
ein
g a
sser
tiv
e)
• g
ivin
g e
ver
yo
ne
a ch
ance
to
tak
e p
art
(co
-op
erat
ing
)
Th
is m
ay s
eem
lik
e a
lon
g l
ist
of
skil
ls. W
hen
yo
u r
ead
it,
y
ou
may
fee
l it
is
too
diffi
cult
fo
r y
ou
!
BU
T R
EM
EM
BE
R —
Yo
u d
on
’t h
ave
to b
e g
oo
d a
t al
l o
f th
ese
skil
ls t
o t
ake
par
t in
sel
f ad
vo
cacy
.
To
mak
e th
e m
ost
of
self
ad
vo
cacy
, mak
e su
re t
hat
ev
ery
on
e u
ses
the
skil
ls t
hey
hav
e, a
nd
fin
d h
elp
wh
en y
ou
nee
d i
t!
Her
e ar
e so
me
way
s to
do
th
is:
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