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Below is our community calendar. If you have an event or training you would like to add, see “Submit an event” to fill out the form and submit it for review.
Our Growing Database of State, National, and Global Activities and Resources for Individuals & Self-Advocates:
- Learning Something New tab: Explore these activities and events to learn something new
- Have Some Fun tab: Here, you can find resources and activities that are fun to do both indoors and outdoors!
- Get Involved in Your Community tab: There are lots of opportunities to get engaged in your community – volunteering, boards, etc.
- Internships & Apprenticeships: Want to get some job skills, explore internships and apprenticeships below
For more opportunities and resources for individuals with ASD & self-advocates, go to handsinautism.iupui.edu/tools-resources/individuals-with-asd/
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Services, Groups, & Networks
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TIPS: Developing Partnerships with the Disability Community
TIP: Tip Sheet: Engaging People with Disabilities in Evidence-Based Programs
Search for Services and Groups in Your Area:
- About Special Kids (ASK): Directory
- Autism Resource Network of Indiana
- Indiana Disability Resource FINDER
- Indiana Resource Center for Autism
National and Local Resources
- Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD)
- Building Healthy Inclusive Communities through the National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
Advocacy
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What is Self-Advocacy?
Self-advocacy is a form of advocacy in which individuals are empowered and informed to represent themselves in a number of settings.
Self-Advocacy is learning how to speak up for yourself, making your own decisions about your own life, learning how to get information so that you can understand things that are of interest to you, finding out who will support you in your journey, knowing your rights and responsibilities, problem solving, listening and learning, reaching out to others when you need help and friendship, and learning about self-determination (Wrightslaw.com).
- Learn About Self-Advocacy: Speaking Up
- Stories from Self-Advocates on Variety of Topics (Self-Advocacy Online)
- Wrightslaw
- Youth in Action! Becoming a Stronger Self-Advocate
- Self-Advocacy Guides (Arizona Center for Disability Law)
- Kids as Self-Advocates
- The Youthhood
- Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered
- ME! Lessons for Teaching Self-Awareness & Self-Advocacy:
- On Disability Disclosure (National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability)
- Best Practices in Self-Advocacy Skill Building (Center for Parent Information & Resources)
What Do I Need to Remember:
- Participate actively in the process, whether it is your IEP or transition, school or work or community.
- Express clearly what your needs are
- Set goals that you can realistically achieve
- Find the information you need to make choices
- Look for options or resources
- Remember to bring an advocate, friend, or family member to a meeting to help and support you, if you prefer
- Keep a folder of all communication.
- Take notes at meetings or during calls
10 Steps to Effective Self-Advocacy:
- Self-Advocacy (Autism Speaks)
- Action Model for Self-Determination
- 10 Steps to Effective Self-Advocacy (Disability Rights, Florida)
Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills to Your Child or Student:
Additional Resources
- Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN)
- About Special Kids (ASK): Parent Liaisons
- Answers for Autism
- Arc of Indiana
- Easter Seals Crossroads
- Hoosier Alliance for Neurodiversity
- Insurance Advocacy Resource Center
- Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
- Indiana Resource Center for Autism
- Public Policy Advocacy
- Self-Advocates of Indiana
- Autism Society of Indiana
- Autism Ally Program
- Autism Resource Network of Indiana (ARNI)
- Early Learning Indiana’s Partnerships for Early Learners: Training Central
- Family Voices Indiana: Advocacy and Partnerships
- Indiana Disability Rights
- IN*SOURCE
- Indiana Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
- Indiana’s Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities
- Indiana Statewide Independent Living Council
- MAAP Services
- Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD)
- Building Healthy Inclusive Communities through the National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
- Autistic Self-Advocacy Network
- Building Bridges: Interacting with Adults Who Have Developmental Disabilities (Cleveland Clinic)
ASD and Law
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On this page, you can explore the following topics (click on the topic of interest):
- What is Self-Advocacy?
- What Legal Rights do Individuals with ASD and their Families Have?
- Additional Resources
This section will help to understand individual rights. There are government support opportunities, future planning, and organizations to help families in the processes. Federal and state laws have also been put in place to ensure rights for individuals and families within the school and other systems.
What is Self-Advocacy?
Self-advocacy is a form of advocacy in which individuals are empowered and informed to represent themselves in a number of settings. Self-Advocates of Indiana is one notable group dedicated to encouraging and helping individuals with disabilities, including ASD, to make their voices heard.
What Legal Rights do Individuals with ASD and their Families Have?
Individuals with ASD and their families have a number of rights that are protected by federal and state legislation. For more information on these protections, visit the Federal Mandates & Guidelines and State Mandates & Guidelines pages.
Additional Resource
National and Nationwide Resources:
State Resources:
- About Special Kids (ASK): Parent Liaisons
- Arc of Indiana
- Self-Advocates of Indiana
- Autism Society of Indiana
- Autism Ally Program
- Autism Resource Network of Indiana (ARNI)
- Early Learning Indiana’s Partnerships for Early Learners: Training Central
- Family Voices Indiana: Advocacy and Partnerships
- Indiana Disability Rights
- IN*SOURCE: Federal Laws and Legislation
- Self-Advocates of Indiana
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