SAU1 grew to be the organization we are today in large part because the rights of people with disabilities were not being validated by people providing support to those with disabilities. So, SAU1 staff got together with the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) in Pennsylvania to come up with some core values that need to be respected for people with disabilities to live their life, their way. These are called the Self Advocate Values for an Everyday Life.
These 15 values were created to help support people with disabilities to live their everyday lives. ODP even put these principles and values in a book called Everyday Lives.
A full PDF version of Everyday Lives is available online. You can also view a list of all 15 values on our website! The value we want to talk about today is advocacy.
If you have been reading our blogs since the beginning, we have already talked about self advocacy in general terms. (If you have not already read the first self advocacy blog, you are encouraged to do so). Now we want to share what self advocacy means to those in the disability community. In self advocates’ own words, self advocacy means, “I am the best person to let others know what I want and need. The people around me listen to me and understand what I want and need, and assist me to be heard by others.”
This is the basis for everything we do at SAU1. As we say, “nothing about us without us.” This means that nothing should be decided about your life without your input.
Be on the lookout next week for another blog discussing one of these values. Also, be watching as we include these values into other projects in the future!
Jun
3
Mon. June 3 2024, 11 to 6PM (Eastern Time)
Hoss's Steak and Sea House 1261 South Main Street Greensburg, PA 15601
Mon. June 3, 2024
11AM - 6PM
Hoss's Steak and Sea House
1261 South Main Street
Greensburg, PA 15601
Free Admission
Lunch, Dinner, and
Refreshments
Our Day Toget…
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Jun
21
Fri. June 21, 2024, 10AM to 3:30PM (Eastern Time)
Arc of Chester County 900 Lawrence Drive West Chester, PA 19380
Fri. June 21, 2024
10AM - 3:30PM
Arc of Chester County
900 Lawrence Drive
West Chester, PA 19380
Free Admission
Lunch, and
Snacks
Our Day Together
10 am Che…
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Jun
10
Mon. Jun 10, 2024, 1 to 7PM (Eastern Time)
Fayette County Behavioral Health Administration 215 Jacob Murphy Lane Uniontown, PA 15401
Mon. Jun 10, 2024
1 - 7PM
Fayette County Behavioral Health Administration
215 Jacob Murphy Lane
Uniontown, PA 15401
Free Admission
Lunch, Dinner, and
Refreshmen…
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May
31
Fri. May 31, 2024, 10AM - 4PM (Eastern Time)
KenCCID 9650 Ashton Road, Suite 202 Philadelphia PA 19114
Fri. May 31, 2024
10AM - 4PM
KenCCID
9650 Ashton Road, Suite 202
Philadelphia PA 19114
Free Admission
Bruch, Lunch, and
Refreshments
Our Day Together
10 am…
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May
10
Fri. May 10 2024, 10am to 12pm (Eastern Time)
Zoom (Link and phone info in description)
Fri. May. 12 10am to 12pm Special guest from ODP, Candi Walton, will be following up on our talk last month about the results of the 2023 Supporting Families Survey. Then we will have…
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Jun
26
Wed. June 26 2024, 1 to 3pm (Eastern Time)
The Arc, DuBois Recreation and Respite Club, 36 Hoover Ave. DuBois PA 15801
When? Wed., June 26, 20241 to 3pm
Where?The Arc, DuBois Recreation and Respite Club
36 Hoover Ave.
DuBois, PA 15801
Who?This event is open to the public.
People with disabilities and the…
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