Mr. Monroe is a nationally recognized self-advocate and speaker. From Wordnik.com. [Ten Members Named To Committee On Mental Retardation] Reference
Mr. Monroe is a highly regarded self-advocate and leader in People First, a national self advocacy organization. From Wordnik.com. [Five Named To Committee On Mental Retardation] Reference
On the health front, if students have been receiving support at home for ADD/HD, learning disabilities or any illness, they will need to self-advocate and consistently follow through with those supports and medication in order to be successful. From Wordnik.com. [Maureen Price Tillman: How Are High School Grads Adjusting to College Life?] Reference
Deep in the heart of suburban Maryland, where soccer coaches ban helicopter parents from practice because "the boys need to learn to self-advocate" and parents fret on neighborhood e-mail bulletin boards that their gifted and talented children might not be quite gifted and talented enough, you will find Lydia Sullivan snickering at her own people. From Wordnik.com. [Montgomery County mom takes a poke at her peeps] Reference
Ari Ne'eman, president of the Autism Self-Advocacy Network, said, "It seems to send a message that we aren't fully present in our own bodies," and, indeed, it was at Ne'eman's urging that the parents 'group hastily withdrew the billboards, which Ne'eman acknowledged as "indicative of the growing recognition of the need for the autism parent community to pay attention to the concerns of the autistic self-advocate community.". From Wordnik.com. [William Stillman: Autism: The Last Human Rights Movement] Reference
"Our students know how to self-advocate," she said. From Wordnik.com. [The Frederick News-Post : Local News] Reference
DeOndra Dixon, self-advocate and sister of actor Jamie Foxx. From Wordnik.com. [RedOrbit News - Technology] Reference
It is a great way to learn about the process and self-advocate. From Wordnik.com. [Autism Hub] Reference
These teaching sessions can also help the child to become a "self-advocate.". From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
To the best of my knowledge, I am presently the only autistic activist / self-advocate involved in the field. From Wordnik.com. [Autism Hub] Reference
Georgetown Medical Center, accomplished self-advocate, and author of groundbreaking learning disabilities research. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
They also encouraged her to join the National Down Syndrome Congress, where she could socialize and become a self-advocate. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Georgetown at Georgetown Medical Center, accomplished self-advocate, and author of groundbreaking learning disabilities research. From Wordnik.com. [THE MEDICAL NEWS] Reference
Even trying to protest the inherent problems, and self-advocate to get some kind of marginally useful exceptions are seen as outrageous behavior. From Wordnik.com. [Autism Hub] Reference
One such program that he has been developing is "Youth Fostering Change," which provides a curriculum to foster care children to teach them to self-advocate. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Pennsylvanian] Reference
The program gives students a campus-based college experience, and the goal is to teach them skills to self-advocate, hold a job and ultimately live independently. From Wordnik.com. [press-citizen.com - SPORTS] Reference
My race and class privilege, and particularly my education and access to academic libraries and journals, have allowed me to self-advocate in a way that others cannot. From Wordnik.com. [feminist blogs] Reference
Nevertheless, Emanuel will meet today with Shriver, as well Andrew Imparato, president of American Association of People with Disabilities; Julie Petty, former president of Self Advocates Becoming Empowered; parent and special needs advocate Hannah Jacobs; and Ricardo Thornton, self-advocate and Special Olympics athlete. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking News: CBS News] Reference
Autism activist and Asperger's self-advocate Dr. Temple Grandin to speak in Kirksville Dec. 5. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Being fat ups risk, consequences of sleep-disordered breathing] Reference
Expected at the meeting are: Timothy Shriver, Chairman and CEO, Special Olympics; Andrew Imparato, President & CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities; Hannah Jacobs, parent and R-word advocate; Julie Petty, self-advocate and former SABE president; and Ricardo Thornton, self-advocate and Special Olympics athlete. From Wordnik.com. [NY Daily News] Reference
I was a self-advocate for my own employment. From Wordnik.com. [John Robinson: ADA at 20: California to NY] Reference
DeOndra Dixon, self-advocate and sister of actor. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrities, Administration Officials, Members of Congress Join in Honoring Rep. Patrick Kennedy for His... -- WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --] Reference
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