self-advocacy

I had a wonderful working vacation last week. I worked mainly on this blog, but attended Zoom meetings, solved an annoying computer issue, and set the stage learning Adobe Photoshop […]

Yesterday I spent most of the afternoon in Zoom meetings with other self-advocates. The meetings were long and exhausting, but purposeful and productive. At the meetings, the members spoke candidly,

I don’t know about you but when I change one thing in my life, a whole lot of other unplanned changes occur. For example, I read a book that said

We are powerful self-advocates in our own right, but we are even more powerful when we connect and unite with other self-advocates. This is especially true when we try and

I am use to the Internet, email, texting, etc… I like things to happen and to happen now and I really get frustrated about waiting. But I have found in

I admit it but I have a strong desire to conform and to fit in with the crowd. I must push myself to be authentic and genuine, because I want

Before the pandemic, I used to go to a behavioral day program and give presentations on self-advocacy. I loved doing that. I told them self-advocacy could be as simple as