Beth Shelton was Iowa's Remarkable Woman in 2024, sharing her passion for helping others. Now, she's continuing to do just ...

FITCHBURG — The Arc of Opportunity’s self-advocacy group has always been a vibrant community where individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities come together to voice their concerns, ...

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Having students take the lead on communication creates connections between school and home while teaching self-advocacy ...

The Eastlake-based organization We Thrive Together will hold a Self-Advocacy Tour event for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their loved ones and interested community members ...

What, exactly, is self-advocacy and what is its place in the autism community? Autism is a communication disorder, with a broad range of affect. Some people's autism makes them eccentric and geeky.

Patients can prepare for self-advocacy by bringing personal overviews to help care teams connect with them as individuals, explained Michelle Kirschner. Patients should consider creating personal ...

When we were both 14-year-old high school students in Scarsdale, my friend Emma (a pseudonym) confided in me that she had thought about suicide. Normally, an admission like this would have been ...

At the age of 36, Mackenzi, a licensed social worker, knows a thing or two about dealing with reproductive health issues. “I’ve had beef with my uterus all my life,” she said. That “beef” included ...