Preparing Students to be Successful Self-Advocates
Self-Advocacy at School
- Participating in annual IEP meeting
- Leading annual IEP meeting
- Requesting at least one classroom/classwork/testing accommodation by talking to the teacher
- Joining school club or organization and participating in the activities
- Scheduling a meeting with a teacher to discuss academic improvement
- Volunteering at school to help a teacher or classmate
- Participating in career exploration (apprenticeship, field trip, job shadow, job fair, )
- Completing learning style assessment and sharing the results with a teacher, family member or counselor
- Completing strengths and needs assessment and sharing the results with a teacher, family member or counselor
- Completing preferences and interests assessment and sharing the results with a teacher, family member or counselor
Self-Advocacy in the Workplace
- Reading about disability disclosure in the workplace
- Discussing disability disclosure in the workplace with a teacher, family member, job coach or counselor
- Exploring Job Accommodation Network to learn about accommodations (appropriate for the disability) to request in the workplace
- Writing a request for an accommodation in the workplace for a supervisor
- Requesting a meeting with supervisor to discuss job performance
- Engaging in a positive conversation with a co-worker or supervisor to problem-solve
Self-Advocacy in the Community
- Coordinating a group of friends to help clean up a local park
- Attending Tennessee Disability Day on the Hill
- Planning a community yard sale
- Attending event or workshop through the Arc Tennessee
- Attending a Disability Rights TN community
Resources for Self-Advocacy at School
Resources for Self-Advocacy in the Workplace
Resources for Self-Advocacy in the Community
