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Advocacy Education - Managers Fall ShortBy Kellen Dorsch

Advocacy education and disability awareness have become major drivers towards the creation of inclusive workplaces for individuals with richly varied mental and physical abilities. Both the political and social landscapes in America have progressed towards providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities since the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

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PostHeaderIcon What is Advocacy?

Advocacy is speaking acting, writing with minimal conflict of interest on behalf of the sincerely perceived interests of a disadvantaged person or group to promote, protect and defend their welfare and justice by

  • being on their side and no-one else’s
  • being primarily concerned with their fundamental needs
  • remaining loyal and accountable to them in a way which is emphatic and vigorous and which is, or is likely to be, costly to the advocate or advocacy group
 

PostHeaderIcon Types of Advocacy

A number of different types of advocacy exist.  The strength of each advocacy type depends on how well the individual, group or organisation’s advocacy efforts meet the key elements expressed in the definition of advocacy.  The types of advocacy have been categorised in different ways.  Five types of advocacy:

  • Individual Advocacy
  • Citizen Advocacy
  • Systems Advocacy
  • Parent Advocacy
  • Self Advocacy

 

 
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