Christy Porter-Black, Transition Specialist Newton County School System

Our Career Technical Students have been discovering tools for self- advocacy in an effort to promote ownership of their education and future endeavors.

Follow the links below to read the articles to enhance your knowledge on self-advocacy:

  • Self-Advocacy Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities: Making It Happen in College and Beyond, by Henry B. Reiff, Ph.D. ...
    www.greatschools.org/LD/.../self-advocacy-teenager-with-ld.gs?LD OnLine :: Transition and Self- 
    • Developing self-knowledge is the first step in self-advocacy skills. ... There are many components in developing self-advocacy skills in young adults who ...
      www.ldonline.org › LD TopicsTransition: School to Work
  • College-bound students need to learn self-advocacy skills - how to present information about their disability and accommodations so professors want to help. ...
    www.wrightslaw.com/info/sec504.selfadvo.ld.johnson.htm