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self-advocacy

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self-advocacy
n Social welfare (esp in the US)
1. (Sociology)
a.  the practice of having mentally handicapped people speak for themselves and control their own affairs, rather than having nonhandicapped people automatically assume responsibility for them See also normalization
b.  (as modifier) a self-advocacy group
2. (Social Welfare) the act or condition of representing oneself, either generally in society or in formal proceedings, such as a court


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It's really a camp that stresses leadership, self-advocacy, and a way to be strong about yourself and true to yourself and not be ashamed of yourself even if you don't have all the supports in your life that you need," said McNinch.
101-336; Eckes & Ochoa, 2005; Skinner), and self-advocacy skills (Krebs, 2002; Lock & Layton, 2001; Skinner).
 
 
 
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