How to self-advocate
Self-advocacy means speaking up for yourself and making sure people know your needs and interests. These tips can help you practice your self-advocacy skills.
Resources
Resources for students, parents/caregivers, educators, and schools on how to best support students with disability at high school.
Resources for students
Making sure your needs are met in high school
Are your learning and accessibility needs being met at school?
Preparing for high school
If you have a disability that requires specific learning or accessibility adjustments, it can feel even more overwhelming. Being more prepared may help you feel less nervous, and might help you more successfully advocate for your needs to your school.
How to be assertive
Assertiveness is being self-assured and confident without being aggressive or passive. It’s important to be both a self-advocate and to be assertive.
Resources for parents / caregivers
What to look for when choosing a school for your child
Think about what’s important for you and your child, and make sure to ask potential schools about these considerations.
How to support your child to self-advocate
It’s important your child has the opportunity to practice advocating for themselves while they’re a teenager so they’re already self-advocates by the time they reach ‘the real world’.
Resources for educators
How to support your students’ self-advocacy
Every student is unique and at a different stage of their journey to becoming a self-advocate.
Resources for schools
How schools can support their students
Research shows that adolescents in general will rather fit in than stand out from the crowd.
Planning for students with disability
Having an appropriate school wide policy on planning for students with disability in place may remove this pressure.
