Self-Advocacy

Exercising your right to vote is a powerful way to have a say about how our local, state, and federal governments operate. Voting for laws and candidates of your choice is your opportunity to make sure the government serves its citizens well. Join us to learn more about the importance of voting, your voting rights, and the voting process.

¿Alguna vez ha pensado "umm, podría el proceso legislativo SER más confuso?" Bueno, no está solo: gran parte del proceso legislativo y los proyectos de ley que la legislatura estatal está tratando de aprobar pueden parecer completamente inaccesibles. Sin embargo, comprender lo que está sucediendo en todo el estado es muy importante por que tienen un impacto directo en su vida. Pueden afectarle sobre los impuestos que paga, para aprobar políticas laborales, de salud mental y de vivienda para mejorar las vidas de millones de californianos.

Dentro de nuestra cultura Latina todavía tenemos muchas ideas equivocadas acerca de la comunidad LGBTQ+. El Programa de Auto-Abogacía entre Compañeros se une a la comunidad LGBTQ+ atreves de una entrevista con Leo Alfaro.

Learn about Extended School Year and how you can request Extended School Year for your child with an Individualized Education Program or IEP.

Join us as we discuss the re-hearing process, options to appeal the judge’s decision and understanding how Third-Party Assistance can help show a person is not gravely disabled.

Many people with mental health disabilities don’t know they have a right to request reasonable accommodations to help them accomplish and succeed on the job. Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits disability-based discrimination in employment.

People receiving mental health treatment have a right to be free from all kinds of abuse. If you are an elder or dependent adult, you have rights that protect you from abuse and neglect.

In this training you will learn about the transition process from childhood into adulthood, such as living independently, pursuing post-secondary education, entering the workforce and the resources available to youth with mental health disabilities during these processes.

In honor of Pride Month, we have invited speakers from the LGBTQ+ and mental health communities to share their personal stories of courage, strength and purpose. They affirm that we all have the ability to reach our fullest potential. From their lived experiences, we will learn how support, guidance and encouragement have empowered them to voice their own needs and advocate for their rights.

The pandemic has impacted the disability community hard, especially the diverse Black, Latinx, Native American, LGBTQIA+, and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, among others. Disability Rights California’s (DRC’s) Community Engagement Committee invites you to our virtual Town Hall, as we reflect on the pandemic and the lessons we learned and what we can do going forward. This webinar will be interactive, with opportunities for attendees to ask questions and provide input.

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we have invited the Pioneer of the Consumer/Survivor movement to share with us the history of peer advocacy and actions that have opened pathways for Peers to break barriers. The early struggles empower us to strengthen and reframe our future. Join us as we hear how advocacy at all levels has and continues to create change.

If you are an adult with a disability or an elder who has been abused, neglected, or targeted for a crime because of your disability you have special protections. In this training you will learn what abuse, neglect and crime can be and what to do if you are a victim.

This webinar will cover information about your right to safe living conditions. Safe living conditions are essential for mental health and overall wellbeing. You will also discover how rights, rules and regulations vary whether you rent a room in a house, live in a facility, reside in room and board or in a licensed board and care home.

Infórmese sobre las distintas personas presentes en el juzgado y sus funciones. Sugerencias sobre cómo vestirse si tiene que ir a corte y la conducta en la sala del tribunal.

Become informed about the various roles of people in the courtroom, suggestions about how to dress if you have to go to court and courtroom conduct. If you ever have to be in court, knowing this information may make the court experience less intimidating.

¿Alguna vez se ha preguntado sobre la tutela de LPS, pero no sabía de qué se trataba? Le explicaremos sus derechos bajo tutela, cómo salir de la tutela y las alternativas a la tutela.

This webinar will explain the differences between assertive, aggressive and passive communication.  We will show how assertiveness is the most effective communication style for getting what you need or want.

Este webinario explicará las diferencias entre comunicación asertiva, agresiva y pasiva. Mostraremos cómo la asertividad es el estilo de comunicación más eficaz para conseguir lo que usted necesite o desee.

Durante más de 2 siglos, las personas con discapacidades de salud mental estuvieron encerradas en hospitales estatales en todo Estados Unidos. Fueron aislados de amigos, familiares y de su comunidad y la sociedad los rechazó.

En este webinario hablaremos cómo la falta de tolerancia nos afecta en nuestra vida diaria. Y como las personas que padecen de una enfermedad mental pueden ser un blanco para la intimidación, estigma y discriminación.

En este webinario hablaremos cómo la falta de tolerancia nos afecta en nuestra vida diaria. Y como las personas que padecen de una enfermedad mental pueden ser un blanco para la intimidación, estigma y discriminación.

Tomar la decisión de contarles o no a los demás sobre nuestra discapacidad de salud mental es importante, ya que puede afectar la forma en que los demás pueden tratarnos y cómo nos vemos a nosotros mismos. El estigma en la salud mental es real y existen pros y contras cuando revelamos nuestras discapacidades a los demás. Únase a nosotros para explorar sus propios pensamientos y creencias.

Join the Peer Self-Advocacy Program of Disability Rights California for our annual California Remembrance Day Ceremony to honor and restore dignity to our peers with mental health and developmental disabilities who lived and died in state institutions without the recognition they deserved.

Qué es la auto-abogacia? La auto-abogacia es una habilidad importante que usted puede aprender si quiere lograr sus objetivos.