The processes of supporting people with intellectual disabilities to speak up for themselves
through self-advocacy and by advocating on their behalf both embody the social model of …

People with intellectual disability cannot assume that they can speak up for and represent
themselves. A host of socially constructed factors act as barriers to their becoming …

Self-advocacy means people speaking up on their own behalf. People with developmental
disabilities have been speaking up as individuals about what they want and need for a long …

“We just help them, be them really” Building positive, included identities: engagement in self
advocacy groups by adults wit Page 1 Sian Anderson 1 “We just help them, be them really” …

This paper reflects the views of an ally, without the label of intellectual disabilities, with ten
years of researching and supporting self-advocacy. It is hoped that this paper supplements …

The self-advocacy movement among young people with learning disabilities has become a
force to be reckoned with and is growing stronger all the time. Disabled young people have …

The disabled people's movements have successfully influenced public policies and laws.
Self‐advocates who are autistic or have an intellectual disability have been working …

Background: This article explores the experiences of six people with intellectual disabilities
in the context of a self-advocacy group, identifying the benefits and difficulties of being part …

Within such a short-time self-advocacy has become not only fashionable amongst
organisations of people with learning difficulties, but also with service providers and non …

Modernising discourses of intellectual disability have brought innovative social technologies
that promote participation and freedom for people so labelled. This thesis argues there is a …