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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450692403321

Autore

Tufail John <1945->

Titolo

Listen up! speak up! [[electronic resource] ] : the third book of speaking up :  a plain text guide to advocacy / / John Tufail and Kate Lyon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007

ISBN

1-280-92957-X

9786610929573

1-84642-599-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (55 p.)

Collana

Speaking Up

Altri autori (Persone)

LyonKate <1953-2007.>

Disciplina

362

Soggetti

Social advocacy

People with disabilities - Services for

Self-help techniques

Listening

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Be strong for yourself and others -- Roy's story -- Listening -- Points of view -- Speaking up in meetings -- Why don't you practise?.

Sommario/riassunto

Advocacy for people with disabilities is widely practised, but what about self-advocacy? How often do parents or carers speak 'for' you and prevent you being heard? Do you know your rights within advocacy law? The four books in the Speaking Up set were conceived and written specifically to promote self-advocacy to disabled individuals who want to learn how to speak up for themselves. This third book in the series uses examples of advocacy to explore how to be a good advocate, emphasising the importance of listening to and working with an advocacy partner and explaining how to prepare for and b