Prepared by:
Rachael Zubal, Bonnie Shoultz,
Pam Walker, and Michael Kennedy
September 1997NOTE: This information package was developed in 1997. Although it has not been updated, it contains information that may continue to be extremely useful to people who are concerned about supports and services for people with disabilities.

CONTENTS:

• Overview Article: SELF-ADVOCACY: SPEAKING FOR YOURSELF
• Resources on Self-Advocacy
• Selected Articles:
  • SELF-DETERMINATION
  • THOUGHTS ABOUT SELF-ADVOCACY
  • MORE THOUGHTS ABOUT SELF-ADVOCACY: THE MOVEMENT, THE GROUP, AND THE INDIVIDUAL

Preparation of this information package was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) under Cooperative Agreement No. H133D50037 awarded to the Center on Human Policy, Division of Special Education and Rehabilitation, School of Education, Syracuse University. The opinions express herein are solely those of the authors and no endorsement by NIDRR should be inferred.