1. Brought to you by Michigan’s Assistive Technology Program at MDRC. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY WEBINAR SERIES 1

2.  Use the public chat area on the right hand side.  Questions and comments are encouraged and expected!  The session is being recorded.  We will start recording now. ABOUT THE WEBINAR 2

3. Michigan Disability Rights Coalition SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 Assistive Technology and the Disability Identity 3

4. Theresa Squires Program Manager Melinda Haus Johnson, M.S.W. Program Manager Who We Are 4

5. How Pride relates to AT Why Pride is Important Disability Identity, Pride, and Power Training overview 5

6. IdentityIdentity Who Are You? 6

7. Disability Identity 7

8. My disability is invisible so why does it matter if I identify ? ( have pride ) Invisible 8

9. Disability is more than the physical, and/or mental effects on the body. 9

10. Many Aspects of Identity 10

11. Our Many Identities 11

12. Many Aspects of Identity: Melinda Issues/Politics MotherhoodEducationHealthcareVacation Hobbies/Activities Media/BooksRelationshipsEmployment Sports/Recreation 12

13. Sports/ Recreation Values Social Activities Hobbies Employment Politics Relationships Transportation YOU ACTIVITYACTIVITY Facets of Life 13

14. Disability Pride Disability Power Definitions 14

15.  Accepting and honoring our uniqueness and seeing it as a natural and beautiful part of human diversity.  Pride comes from celebrating our own heritage, culture, unique experiences, and contributions. Disability Pride 15

16. Disability Power  Knowing and feeling one’s pride and applying our unique voices, skills, and actions with energy and confidence to achieve a vision  This vision is one of full citizenship in all places: personal relationships, home, school, work community, institutions, etc. 16

17. I’m asking for too much I’m broken and need to be fixed I’m not good enough I will never get a job Internalized Ableism 17

18. VIDEOVIDEO 18 WHAT IS DISABILITY PRIDE AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

19. PRIDE 4 MOVEMENT 3 COMMUNITY 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1 Tiers of Pride 19

20. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1 Tiers of Pride 1 20

21. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT COMMUNITY 2 Tiers of Pride 2 21

22. Tiers of Pride 3 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MOVEMENT COMMUNITY 22

23. PRIDE MOVEMENT COMMUNITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 4 Tiers of Pride 4 23

24.  Self-esteem  Self-acceptance  Support System  Sense of belonging  Accommodations  Value of Interdependence  Life of Honesty  Appreciation for diversity What is to Gain 24

25. Acknowledge Building Disability Pride 25

26.  Acknowledge identity  Acknowledge losses  Acknowledge gifts Acknowledge 26

27. Language Acknowledge Building Disability Pride 2 27

28. Special Differently Able Barrier Differently Able Crippled Normal Can’t Handicapped Handicapable Words Matter Language 28

29. History/Culture Language Acknowledge Building Disability Pride 3 29

30. History and Culture 30

31. Inclusion History/Culture Acknowledge Language Building Disability Pride 4 31

32. Inclusion 32

33. History/CultureInclusion Practice Acknowledge Language Building Disability Pride 5 33

34. “Remember, you weren’t the one, who made you ashamed, But you are the one, who can make you proud. Just practice, Practice until you get proud, and once you are proud, Keep practicing so you won’t forget. You get proud By practicing.”  --Laura Hershey Practice 34

35. There is No Shame in using or asking for AT AT is a Right and not something special Changing the way we think about AT Assistive Technology and Pride 35

36. AT Pride 36

37. “Before I had disability pride and I came to this training and left my cane at the door. After learning about disability pride, I came back from lunch and grabbed my cane and brought it to the table with me. I am proud to use my cane” AT Pride - Cane 37

38. AT Pride: Wheels 38

39. AT Pride: Limbs 39

40. AT Pride: Active 40

41. "What things do you leave in your closet that you need?" AT Pride: Closets 41

42. Contact Us: www.copower.org leadership@prosynergy.org 1-800-760-4600 Questions? 42

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