
ERIC Number: EJ535768
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Seeking a Closer Partnership with the Self-Advocacy Movement.
Dudley, James R.
Mental Retardation, v34 n4 p255-56 Aug 1996
Suggestions are provided for mental retardation service providers interested in closer cooperation with the self-advocacy movement. Tips emphasize sharing information, establishing local self-advocacy groups, encouraging convention participation, encouraging staff involvement, listening to consumers, and listening to the voices of the self-advocacy movement itself. (PB)
Descriptors: Adults, Human Services, Mental Retardation, Personal Autonomy, Self Advocacy, Self Determination, Teamwork
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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