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Legacy: The Importance of Developing Self-Advocacy Skills

Join Kara Fortson as she shares her childhood experiences and details her ongoing fight for access to education, employment, and healthcare as an adult with cerebral palsy. She discusses how her self-advocacy skills have grown over time and how learning about the history of key figures in the disability rights movement gave her the strength to advocate for herself and others.
This presentation will:
- Explore key milestones in Disability Rights History
- Discuss the importance of Self Advocacy from an adult with a disability’s perspective
- Provide guidance on where to start when your child’s advocacy skills.