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Disability Activism Principles and Practice
What is disability activism?
Action that promotes equality
for people with disabilities
1 – Many sizes and shapes
LobbyingProtesting Media campaign Talking about disabilityBeing disabled and proud
2 – What do you want to do?
Your issues!
3 – Steps to success
Goal Objectives
4 – Hard work
Be prepared to work hard.
5 – People to work with
Share your vision Power of working togetherTalk, talk, talk!
6 – Your strengths?
Range of skills needed for activism Everyone is needed
7 – Create collective action plan
Draw on strengths Decide goal and objectives Divide jobs Work together toward the goal!
8 – Power in persistence
Plenty of people say NOMust continue to work toward goal
9 – Believe in your power
Believe in your vision Know you have power Use your power!
10 – Take care of yourself
Need support Ask for helpThank people
Rewards for activism?
Make positive changes for PWD Enhance sense of self
Disability pride by activism
Coming to my purpose
Conference Karl
Intimacy Map
INTIMACYINTIMACY
SpiritualSpiritualSexualSexual
EmotionalEmotional
SocialSocial
AffectionalAffectional
AestheticAesthetic
IntellectualIntellectual
PhysicalPhysical
Intimacy activism
Recognizing we all deserve love Requiring respect Talk about intimacy and disability
Everyone can be:
A disability activist Disabled and proudIntimately connected