Self-Advocacy/AmeriCorps

• REQUEST A PRESENTATION
• Self- Advocacy Application of Interest
• Self-Advocacy AmeriCorps Regional Teams
• Reflections on Americorps

Presentation/Activity Areas

SA, in cooperation with members, self-advocates and our partners have developed training and presentation modules. AmeriCorps participants provide these presentations throughout their period of service. These areas were chosen by  SA's board of directors because they match the long term goals of the Association and have been identified by self-advocates as important issues. Various files, skits, and handouts are utilized and/or developed for the presentations. AmeriCorps members lead and teach from their personal experiences.

1. Presentations in Schools: Participants will be prepared for three types of presentations in schools.

    a) presentations geared towards general assemblies and individual classes.

    b) presentations geared towards students with disabilities.

    c) Presentations for teachers, focusing on the importance of inclusive education.

Presentations are developed to cover several separate sessions, especially for individual classes of students or for groups of students with disabilities. The purpose of multiple visits is to reinforce concepts discussed and provide more in depth discussions. AmeriCorps members provide, training and assistance to students with disabilities who wish to form self-advocacy groups. Assistance and training will focus on the development of leadership skills.

2) Staff Training and Orientation focuses on staff attitudes, self-advocacy and rights.

3) Community Awareness presentations are geared toward general community audiences such as civic groups. It provides a basic overview and awareness of disability issues and self-advocacy.

4) Emergency Preparedness Training focuses on people living independently in the community to prepare them for the emergencies and/or disasters.

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