Self-Advocacy Coalition of Arizona

About Us

What's Self-Advocacy?

What is self advocacy?

Here are some questions to think about:

• If you were driving your life what would you want?
• What would you speak up and stand up for?
• How can we help your friends become self-advocates?
• How can we help your group?
• What do you want?

At work, relationships, social / recreational, transportation, at home.

What is Self-Advocacy and why is Self-Advocacy important to you?

• Be More Involved.
• Speak up for others that can't speak.
• Teach people skills to help them make small and big decisions.
• Self-Advocacy is about working together.
• Self-Advocacy is about having fun.
• Being able to communicate what you want.

What does Self-Advocacy means to you?

• You're not the boss of me.
• I can stand up for myself.
• It's important to let people know we're there for them.
• We can give a voice to what has been unvoiced.
• We can honor everybody, make everybody count.
• Standing up for yourself.
• Belief in yourself and self-awareness.
• Feeling worthy.
• Directing your own life.
• Knowing my voice matters.
• Voicing your opinion.
• "Inside job".

Why else is Self-Advocacy important?

• Without it we will continue to get steamrolled.
• Other's control your life.
• Giving voice to everyone.
• Educate the public.

What can Self-Advocacy help us with?

• Security
• Money, house, airbags, seat belts
• At work
• With friends
• At home