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    This document provides information about promoting self-advocacy skills for students with disabilities. It discusses self-determination, understanding one's disability and strengths/challenges, and asking for help. Tips are provided for teachers to encourage choice, technology use, social skills, and participation in IEP meetings. Strategies target elementary, middle, and high school students to understand their disability, strengths, needs, goals, rights, and self-advocacy. The document emphasizes the importance of partnerships with parents to encourage independence and informed decision making.

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    This document provides information about promoting self-advocacy skills for students with disabilities. It discusses self-determination, understanding one's disability and strengths/challenges, and asking for help. Tips are provided for teachers to encourage choice, technology use, social skills, and participation in IEP meetings. Strategies target elementary, middle, and high school students to understand their disability, strengths, needs, goals, rights, and self-advocacy. The document emphasizes the importance of partnerships with parents to encourage independence and informed decision making.

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    Self-Determination:: Know and Accept Who You Are, Where You Want To Go in Life, and How You're Going To Get There

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    Elijah Rod Singueo Betita
    This document provides information about promoting self-advocacy skills for students with disabilities. It discusses self-determination, understanding one's disability and strengths/challenges, and asking for help. Tips are provided for teachers to encourage choice, technology use, social skills, and participation in IEP meetings. Strategies target elementary, middle, and high school students to understand their disability, strengths, needs, goals, rights, and self-advocacy. The document emphasizes the importance of partnerships with parents to encourage independence and informed decision making.

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    PROMOTING

    SELF-ADVOCACY
    j
    Self-determination: SKILLS FOR
    Know and accept who you STUDENTS WITH
    are, where you want to go in
    life, and how you’re going to
    DISABILITIES
    get there.

    For more information related to self-


    Self-advocacy: advocacy, see the following:

    Understand and explain your http://ndetransition.site.esu9.org/

    disability, strengths, and


    challenges. Ask for help Funded by
    when you need it. Nebraska Department of Education under
    IDEA Part B Funds
    Grant H027A080079

    Nebraska Department
    of Education
    Office of Special Education
    301 Centennial Mall South
    Lincoln, NE 68509
    Strategies for Middle Partnering With
    Tips for Teachers and High School Parents
    Students
     Help students understand and The value of family participation
    explain their disability cannot be underestimated.
    • Recognize your disability
    Families can help to:
     Give students choices often
    • Understand your disability
    • Encourage independence and
     Help students use technology choice making beginning at an
    • Be able to explain your disability
    early age
     Allow students to change their minds to others

     Encourage social skill development • Identify a student’s interests


    • Know your strengths and needs
    and strengths
     Invite students to their IEP meeting
    • Use appropriate social skills
    • Make informed decisions
     Generate input from the student regarding services and
    before, during and after the IEP • Write down your goals and create
    programs
    meeting a plan of action

    • Develop positive partnerships


     Support students’ goals • Know your rights and
    with agency representatives
    responsibilities

    Strategies for • Know what resources are available


    • Provide documentation for
    assessments
    Elementary Students
    • Participate in decision making
    • Collaborate in creative
    • Know your disability • Be accountable for your actions problem solving

    • Know your strengths and needs • Be present at your IEP meeting • Participate in the job search
    using personal networks in the
    • Think about what you want to do • Lead your IEP meeting community
    when you grow up
    • Support the decisions
    • Share your ideas
    students make for their
    future
    • Make choices
    Partnerships with families are valuable in the
    • Attend your IEP meeting achievement of successful outcomes for students.

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