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Keeping it True.

Zosia developed a self-advocacy curriculum to help empower students to express their needs and problem solve with members of their community. He explores sensory, regulation, and communication differences and teaches three “action steps” for students to advocate for themselves.

Zosia’s self-advocacy materials

  • Self-advocacy lessons

    Each download contains a teacher PowerPoint (PPT) and directions, student “centerpiece” handout, and enrichment activities (PDF). These materials can be used with individuals or small groups of students

  • Lesson 1: What is Self-Advocacy

    (Zip 554KB)

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  • Lesson 2: Sensory Issues

    (Zip 4.1MB)

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  • Lesson 3: Regulation Issues

    (Zip 1.5MB)

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  • Lesson 4: Communication Issues

    (Zip 1.5MB)

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  • Lesson 5: The ADA

    (Zip 880KB)

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  • Lesson 6: Your Self-Advocacy Style

    (Zip 462KB)

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  • video

    Self-Advocacy at School

    See a student advocate for his needs (2:26 MIN)

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    Self-Advocacy at Work

    Watch an employee go through the self-advocacy action steps (2:26 MIN)

  • CONNECT WITH ZOSIA

Meet the other self-advocates