Advocacy Resources | UC Davis MIND Institute

Advocacy is supporting action, policy, or ideas.  People with disabilities and their families can advocate for services and rights.  Advocacy also involves political and legislative action to support disability rights, causes, and social justice.

General Resources

• California MAP to Inclusion and Belonging
• People First Language
• Toward a More Inclusive Definition of Diversity in the Disability Community

Advocacy Groups

• CEDD Apoyo de Padres para Padres (Parents Supporting Parents), a MIND/CEDD-sponsored Spanish language group in Sacramento
• Sankofa / African-American Developmental Disabilities Parent Advisory Group, a MIND/CEDD-sponsored group in Sacramento
• WarmLine Family Resource Center, Northern California
• California State Council Regional Offices on Developmental Disabilities
• The Arc of California
• People First of California, Inc
• Supported Life Institute
• American Association of People with Disabilities
• Family Voices

Legislation and Policy

• A Consumer's Guide to the Lanterman Act
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA National Network)

Disability Rights

• Disability Rights California
• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund

Videos

• 411 Disability Disclosure Video
• MIND Institute Videos

The websites and resources listed are independent of the UC Davis MIND Institute and Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. We do our best to choose sites and resources which reflect inclusion of people with neurodevelopmental disabilities and people with varying identities and positionalities, however, some older material may contain language that is not preferred or is not appropriate so please review with caution. Resources are provided for information only and do not reflect the opinions or endorsement of the UC Davis MIND Institute and Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.