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- This article is about political advocacy. For legal advocacy see advocate.
Advocacy is an umbrella term for organized activism related to a particular set of issues. Advocacy is expected to be non-deceptive and in good faith, though it is sometimes tainted by use of propaganda. It is almost always organized into or by an advocacy group or special interests. In other instances, an individual may act as a lobbyist, on their own account, or on behalf of a corporation or industry. Political advocacy may be understood more completely when it is compared with economic, religious, or academic advocacies; and when it is contrasted with the features of propaganda and indoctrination.
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Had my first appointment at Children's Advocacy Center with a client to be examined for abuse today.Made me sad.Looks like no sleep again :(
Karter87 (Krissy Welborn) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:27:55 -0000
Had my first appointment at Children's Advocacy Center with a client to be examined for abuse today.Made me sad.Looks like no sleep again :(
I am now officially off the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel and officially sad ... it's a great group full of fun and dedicated people
taxtweet (Kay Bell) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:25:52 -0000
I am now officially off the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel and officially sad ... it's a great group full of fun and dedicated people
RT @Care2Causes: Health Care Self-Advocacy: Be the Squeaky Wheel http://bit.ly/4L2VC7 #hcr
Winterthur (Patt H.) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:17:35 -0000
RT @Care2Causes: Health Care Self-Advocacy: Be the Squeaky Wheel http://bit.ly/4L2VC7 #hcr
Nat'l Youth Advocacy Coalition (@NYACyouth) will receive up 2 $.06 every time #SupportQueerYouth is used b/w now and 12/30! Plz RT!
toeacherown (M.G.) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:17:33 -0000
Nat'l Youth Advocacy Coalition (@NYACyouth) will receive up 2 $.06 every time #SupportQueerYouth is used b/w now and 12/30! Plz RT!
RT @KomenIndy:Get involved & vote for a cure! Become a part of advocacy network & learn how you can make a difference! http://bit.ly/5Pk6jU
nellsbells (Nellie Stout) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:17:24 -0000
RT @KomenIndy:Get involved & vote for a cure! Become a part of advocacy network & learn how you can make a difference! http://bit.ly/5Pk6jU
Date night at Meze then made an appearance at the @WABADC holiday party. Bike advocacy is SEXY.
emptyandthen (Bryan Whitson) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:16:59 -0000
Date night at Meze then made an appearance at the @WABADC holiday party. Bike advocacy is SEXY.
Advocacy, Inc. - An Austin, Texas based non profit organization that represents the disabled community, including special education.
Meta Description: [ The mission of Advocacy, Inc.is to advocate for, protect, and advance the legal, human, and service rights of people with disabilities. ]
American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT) - We are fighting so people with disabilities can live in the community with real supports instead of being locked away in nursing homes and other institutions.
Meta Description: [ The official home pages of ADAPT ]
Associated Advocacy Center-Visions For The Future, Inc. - We are a nonprofit organization offering educational advocacy, consultation, training, and advocate referrals to parents of children with special needs ages 3-22.
Axis Disability Rights Website - Articles, videos, recommended readings on Disability Rights, Inclusive Education,Euthanasia, Abuse, Injustice and other related topics.
Meta Description: [ A Disability Rights Website by Norman Kunc & Emma Van der Klift with articles, videos, recommended readings on Disabilty Rights, Inclusive Education,Euthanasia, Abuse, Injustice and other related topics., A Disability Rights Website by Norman Kunc & Emma Van der Klift with articles, videos, recom... ]
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Laws - Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability.
Bear's Society - About a self advocate who is currently People First President in Ridgecrest, California, making a difference.
Center For Education Advocacy - Special education advocate in Miami, Florida with emphasis on individualized services.
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities - A coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
Council for Disability Rights - Advancing rights and enhancing lives for people with disabilities in Chicago, Illinois. Articles on advocating for yourself and coping with the system.
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) - An independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization of attorneys, advocates and parents established to improve the quality and quantity of legal assistance for parents of children with disabilities.
Meta Description: [ The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates provides information, trainings and representation services to parents of children and youth with disabilities. ]
Dana Lear, Ph.D. - Berkeley special education advocate.
Meta Description: [ Educational advocacy, research, and support negotiating the special education maze. I can help design IEPs with meaningful and measurable goals and objectives, attend IEP meetings, find resources to help you and your child's teachers understand your child's learning disability. ]
Disability - on the agenda - Disability rights in the UK.
Meta Description: [ Information for disabled people on topics including employment, financial support, accessibility and rights ]
Disability Advocacy - Articles and links to help people with disabilities advocate for themselves.
Meta Description: [ This site will be dedicated helping othes become their own advoc ]
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc. - A national law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities through legislation, litigation, advocacy, technical assistance, and education and training of attorneys, advocates, persons with disabilities, and parents of children with disabilities.
Meta Description: [ A national disability rights law and policy center that advances the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development. ]
Disabled Peoples' International - A grassroots,cross-disability network with member organizations in over 110 countries, over half of which are in the developing world.
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Freedom Clearinghouse - Materials to change the system to home and community based services -- our homes, not nursing homes.
Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) - U.S. organization that advocates for personal choice, self-determination, and social and economic justice for people with disabilities.
Justice For All E-Mail Network - Formed to defend and advance disability rights and programs in the 104th Congress. One JFA goal is to work with national and state organizations of people with disabilities to get the word from Washington D.C. out to the grassroots.
Meta Description: [ AAPD is a non-profit cross-disability organization whose goals are: unity, leadership & impact. ]
LRM'S Place: Disability, Health Care, Advocacy...and More - Personal web site of public policy analyst Laura Remson Mitchell. Primary focus is on health-care reform and disability policy. Includes original articles and commentary as well as advocacy links.
Meta Description: [ Personal web site of public policy analyst/writer Laura Remson Mitchell. Primary focus is on disability and health-care policy. ]
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Making Advocacy Work In Your Community - Links to information about advocacy, self-advocacy, self-determination, consumer involvement, and self-help as it relates to disabilities.
Mental Disability Rights International - General information, standards, publications and witness website dedicated to advocacy for the rights of children and adults with mental disabilities.
National Disabled Students Union (NDSU) - Cross-disability organization in the United States working for full participation, full equality, full justice, and full dignity and respect.
NICHCY - NICHCY is a national information center that provides information on disabilities and disability related issues, focusing on children and youth, birth to age 22.
Meta Description: [ The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities ]
Not Dead Yet! - Disability activists opposed to the legalization of assisted suicide.
Meta Description: [ Since 1983, many people with disabilities have opposed the assisted suicide and euthanasia movement, which advocates a
deadly double standard for people with severe disabilities (terminal and non-terminal). Our opposition to this ultimate form of
discrimination has been ignored by most media and ... ]
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Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) - To ensure that people with disabilities are treated as equals and that they are given the same decisions, choices, rights, responsibilities, and chances to speak up to empower themselves; opportunities to make new friends; and to learn from their mistakes.
Meta Description: [ SABE Self Advocates Becoming Empowered protecting the rights and equal treatment of people with disabilities. ]
Sprint Project Connect - A wireless phone donation and recycling program, to raise money and support for people with disabilities.
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TASH - Disability Advocacy Worldwide - An international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm.
The Blind Children's Fund - Resources to aid in the care and education of blind children.
Washington Speech and Hearing Association - Advocates for the communicatively impaired, speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
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