Social Skills For Self Advocacy Groups realsocialskills.org
Boundaries
Our Group We are adults We Lead; They support!
Solidarity
it’s hard to tell when someone If you are ashamed of who you are, it’s hard to tell when someone is crossing the line. Disability shame
Me Too
Feelings are personal
Making things clear
Example: Singles event Changing the subject instead of clarifying
Notice who’s not talking
Do not punish
Not their ideas
Accessibility
Controlling someone’s communication
Give people a chance to express different opinions
Keeping things on topic
Example: That’s against policy
Anger and Threats
Feelings are personal
It gets easier with practice
PADSA can help http://pacific-alliance.org/ https://www.youtube.com/user/autselfadvocacyntwk/ PADSA can help