Self-Advocacy
State and National Resources

For all:

• Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
• Tennessee Disability Pathfinder
• People First of Tennessee
• The Arc Tennessee
• The Arc US National Council of Self-Advocates
• T.A.R.P Center for Independent Living
• Empower Tennessee
• Jackson Center for Independent Living
• Memphis Center for Independent Living
• Disability Resource Center
• Tri-State Resource & Advocacy Corporation
• Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
• Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities -Partners in Policymaking
• Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities -Youth Leadership Academy
• Self-advocacy online learning
• National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making
• ASAN Self-Advocacy Toolkit
• Tennessee Disability Mega Conference

For all (Educating and Advocating):

• Educate to Advocate is an annual training for students, researchers, health care professionals, service providers, educators, individuals with disabilities, and family members that provides information and tools to promote disability policy advocacy.
• Disability Day on the Hill is an opportunity to meet with state legislators at the Capitol to talk about issues important to individuals with disabilities and their families.

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