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Influencing Policy: Developing a national Self-Advocacy and leadership Group of people with
Intellectual Developmental Disabilities in Israel
Shosh Kaminsky MSW
Beit Issie Shapiro’s vision is that every
person with a disability is entitled to
full equal rights, and to be integrated
and active in community life.
BIS Strategy of Social Change in the Field of Disabilities
Innovative Service Models
Changing Policy &
Attitudes
Research & Training
National - Israel
International
Broad Partnerships
Nothing about us without usProject PurposePromoting quality of life and independence of people with Intellectual disability by self-advocacy and leadership.
Goals1. Promote a network of self-advocacy groups2. Provide members of the groups with
concepts and skills of self-advocacy3. Establish a national leadership group that
will promote policy change
Building Local Grassroots Groups
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Workshops for professional caregivers
Workshops for significant family members
Recruiting people to the group
National Conference
Group Meetings with the assistance of a
facilitator
National leadership Group
Based on social action model, representatives from various groups and organizations are working as a national leadership group to promote social change and influence policy.
• They prepare position papers• participate in various committees
and forums and in the Parliament• represent and fight for their rights
as equals in society.
Training
Training group leaders
Training people without intellectual disabilities to become facilitators of local groups.
Training the national leadership group to influence policy
Knowledge Foundation
Self - advocate
Know myself
Communication
leadership
Rights CRPD
Participating in national networks
• Joining the Rouderman’s network of young leaders with disability.
• Joining Coalitions :independent living in the community, guardianship and supported decision making, closing sheltered workplaces.
