Self-Advocacy and Making an Impact on Education Policy

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Self-Advocacy and Making an Impact on Education Policy

Written by Melissa Rey and Caida Mendelsohn | August 3, 2016

We are used to advocating for ourselves in our schools and even in our workplaces. But what we didn’t recognize is that our experiences are connected to disability rights issues and education issues that are a lot bigger than us.
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