Listen in as Michelle Fischer, host of A View from My Window, talks with Katherine McLaughlin, an expert on sexuality and developmental disabilities. “A View into Sexuality Education with Katherine McLaughlin” was produced in collaboration with Apostrophe Magazine. Katherine McLaughlin has taught sexuality education to people with developmental disabilities as well as trained them to… Read More
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Supported Decision Making in Indiana – Guardianship, Civil Rights and the Case for a Less Restrictive Environment
The Arc of Indiana, through a grant from the National Resource Center for Supported Decision Making and the Administration for Community Living, has developed the report, Supported Decision Making in Indiana. Guardianship, Civil Rights and the Case for a Less Restrictive Environment. The Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary Probate Study Subcommittee… Read More
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SAI 2024 Board Application SAI 2024 Officer Application SAI 2024 Chapter Dues Form SAI 2024 Individual Dues Form Self-Advocacy Resources Self-Advocacy Online General Info Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) National Self-Advocate Group Self-Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC) Self-Advocacy Resources and Training Green Mountain Self-Advocates Self-Advocacy Resources and Training The Riot! Self-Advocate Newsletter and… Read More
Health & Wellness
Living a healthy lifestyle is important to everyone, including people with disabilities. We hope these resources will provide people with disabilities, their families and caregivers the information they need be healthy and well at every stage of their lives. Special Olympics Indiana Healthy Athletes The Special Olympics Indiana Healthy Athletes initiative is designed to help Special… Read More
Public Policy & Advocacy
Public Policy & Advocacy Resources The Arc of Indiana Public Policy Advocacy Indiana Voter Registration Find Your Legislators – Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Guardianship & Alternatives to Guardianship Supported Decision Making National Resource Center for Supported Decision Making Read More
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We all have a story to share. Learn more about Self-Advocates of Indiana and self-advocates by watching, listening to and reading our stories. About Self-Advocacy — Speaking for Ourselves https://youtu.be/jrk-j7SP9e4?list=PLAB54D27207DDBADA Self-Advocates of Indiana — Our Voice Counts! https://youtu.be/kjRFYIO0XRc Advocate for Change — Melody Cooper https://youtu.be/hyOiFoTsdKA?list=PLuA7_XuwpSe436n-4W_9yfbN3JIuvKIwG Aspiring Employees https://youtu.be/7iWo8Uy2hw4 Pathways to Employment https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuA7_XuwpSe436n-4W_9yfbN3JIuvKIwG My Dream to… Read More
SAI Membership
Self-Advocates of Indiana is a statewide network, with more than 46 self-advocate chapters across the state. A “chapter” means a group of self-advocates who are working together to empower themselves and others. What is a Chapter? A chapter is: A group of citizens with disabilities who work together to affect positive change in their community… Read More
Self-advocacy is important because it is a way for people to know that all people, including people with disabilities, have rights. We help people understand that we want to be treated with respect.
It is a way for our voices to be heard.
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