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Our Priority AreasSelf-advocacySelf-Advocacy is the right to speak for oneself, to advocate for ones own needs and the right to make decision about your own life. Inclusion International supports opportunities for people who have been labeled to come together at the International level to identify issues and priorities that should guide the organizations work as well as participate in international lobbying and advocacy activities. Inclusion International's Council includes self-advocates along side of families and as a result there is a clear priority given to the voices of people who advocate on their own behalf. This section reports on the initiatives and issues facing self-advocates, and draws on the personal experiences of people with disabilities and their families to gain insight and add a human dimension to disability and inclusive issues.  Some linked documents on this page are PDF documents, to view them you will need Acrobat Reader. If you don't have it already, click the link to go to Adobe's website where you can download it free. If you have difficulty installing Acrobat Reader please email us at info@inclusion-international.org for help. ............................................................................................................................................................................ Strengthening the voices of the self advocates[Last updated Tuesday, February 5, 2008]
The 6th edition of the African Network for Developmental Disabilities (ANDD) conference took place in Zimbabwe’s resort town of Victoria Falls, from the 17th to the 21st of September 2007. The theme for the 2007 ANDD conference was “Strengthening the voices of the self advocates”. As a result of this theme, the 2007 ANDD conference was more biased toward the development of training manuals for children with developmental disabili-ties in the areas of Advocacy, Self advocacy, Inclusive education and HIV and AIDS. The conference also covered presentations from self-advocates. Why the Convention is so important to us, by Robert Martin (self-advocate)[Last updated Tuesday, February 14, 2006]
Convention for Persons with Disabilities My Journey, by Quincy Mwiya(self-advocate)[Last updated Tuesday, February 14, 2006]
From Zambia to the United Nation and Living with Poverty Nothing about me without me, by Mia Farah (self-advocate)[Last updated Tuesday, February 14, 2006]
click here to see Mia's presentation Family-Familia, by Haydee Beckles (self-advocate)[Last updated Tuesday, February 14, 2006] |