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din
One of the five apples in the bowl is green, and a green apple is more like red apples than different.
One in five Americans is a person with a disability, and people with disabilities are more like people without disabilities than different.
Like gender, ethnicity, and other traits, disability is a natural part of being human! It’s time for the light of inclusion to shine on ALL!Copyright 2001-10 Kathie Snow, all rights reserved.
OrganizeChangeCOMMUNITY ORGANIZING
Positive Change for All
A Model for:
-Creating an Alliance/Coalition -Improving Your Community
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
Positive Change for All
A Model for:
-Creating an Alliance/Coalition -Improving Your Community
DISABILITY IS NOTTHE “PROBLEM”
DISABILITY IS NOTTHE “PROBLEM”
ATTITUDESand
PERCEPTIONS are the Real Problems
ATTITUDESand
PERCEPTIONS are the Real Problems
PUT THE PERSON,
NOT THE DISABILITY, FIRST
PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES ARE
PEOPLE FIRST!
PUT THE PERSON,
NOT THE DISABILITY, FIRST
PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES ARE
PEOPLE FIRST!
PEOPLE FIRST LANGUAGEPEOPLE FIRST LANGUAGE
DIN
The Developmental Disabilities Assistance ActThe Developmental Disabilities Assistance Act
Disability is a
Natural Part
of the Human
Experience
Disability is a
Natural Part
of the Human
Experience
Medical DiagnosisA Disabilityis only a
A Disabilityis only a
Medical DiagnosisMedical Diagnosis
Body PartDISABILITY:
A BODY PART
THAT WORKS
DIFFERENTLY
DISABILITY:
A BODY PART
THAT WORKS
DIFFERENTLY
environmentDISABILITY:DISABILITY:
of the
ENVIRONMENT
of the
ENVIRONMENT
AssistiveTechnology
Accommodations
Supports
AssistiveTechnology
Accommodations
Supports
Teach Others
People First LanguagePeople First Language
TEACH OTHERS:TEACH OTHERS:
Disability is NaturalDisability is Natural
People with disabilities are more LIKE people without disabilities than different!
People with disabilities are more LIKE people without disabilities than different!
Everyone Born IncludedEveryoneis bornincluded!
Everyoneis bornincluded!
Inclusionis the Natural State
Inclusionis the Natural State
Never
Never Never NeverAsk Permissionto Be Included!
Presume Inclusion
Never Never NeverAsk Permissionto Be Included!
Presume Inclusion
Behaviors ShapeOur RelationshipsBehaviors ShapeOur Relationships
A relationshipis like a slow dance:if you change your dance steps, your
partner has tochange his!
A relationshipis like a slow dance:if you change your dance steps, your
partner has tochange his!
Behaviors Shape…
Our Successis Dependent
on OurRelationships
Our Successis Dependent
on OurRelationships
RecognizeCOOPERATIVE ADVOCACYCOOPERATIVE ADVOCACY
Recognize Fears
Seek to Understand
Recognize Fears
Seek to Understand
Solutions
COOPERATIVE ADVOCACYCOOPERATIVE ADVOCACY
Provide
Solutions
Not Problems
Provide
Solutions
Not Problems
EgoCOOPERATIVE ADVOCACYCOOPERATIVE ADVOCACY
No ego!
Don’t make
it personal.
No ego!
Don’t make
it personal.
Eliminate Yes/No Questions
Eliminate Yes/No Questions
—WWIT——WWIT—
To Create Positive Change(from Wendell Johnson)
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?for clarity
HOW DO YOU KNOW?for validity
WHAT NEXT?what do we do with the info
MapCommunity
Map Your Community:
Where do you see
people with disabilities?
Where do you NOT see them?
Map Your Community:
Where do you see
people with disabilities?
Where do you NOT see them?
Organize for Change!Organize for Change!
What to Change?
What Needs to Change?What Needs to Change?
Organize for Change!Organize for Change!
Think Bigand
What’s Do-Able
Think Bigand
What’s Do-Able
IdentifyConstituents
Who AreYour Allies?Who AreYour Allies?
Organize for Change!Organize for Change!
Identify ConstituentsIdentify Constituents
Who Are YourAdversaries?
Who Are YourAdversaries?
FocusTargets
Focus on TargetsFocus on Targets
Organize for Change!Organize for Change!
Who Has the
Power/Resources
to Make it Happen?
Who Has the
Power/Resources
to Make it Happen?
ActionPlan
Create Action PlanCreate Action Plan
Organize for Change!Organize for Change!
Who Will Do
What, When, How,
and With Whom?
Who Will Do
What, When, How,
and With Whom?
ListOrganize for Change!Organize for Change!
Map Your CommunityWhere Do You See/Not See People w/Disabilities?
What Do You Want to Change?Focus on a Do-Able Change
Identify Constituents: Allies & Adversaries
Focus on Targets:Who Has the Power/Resources to Make it Happen?
Create Your Action Plan:Who Will Do What, When, How, and With Whom
Get Out ThereMOST IMPORTANT STRATEGY
MOST IMPORTANT STRATEGY
Get OutThere!
Get OutThere!