Self-Advocacy, Rights & Responsibilities
Show & Share
Some of us sold services when we were younger to make pocket money. We might have mowed a neighbor's lawn, or raked leaves, walked dogs, or washed someone's car. Notice that there are businesses that sell those services too.
Have you ever sold a service? Do you have skills that people would pay for?
Mixing Art with Activism
"Megan Bomgaars is a well known self-advocate with Down Syndrome, an artist and a rising entrepreneur. Loving to share her life experiences with others, she has developed her skills as a public speaker and travels across the country giving keynote speeches and presentations on a variety of topics."
From Megans website Megology
Watch the short speech from Megan Here
Presenters: Browse through the website with participants exploring Megans advocacy as well as the items she sells.
1. Is there away to use your own creativity to send a message?
2. Can you promote your likes and interests and still advocate for other people?
3. What are some ways we can show Self-Advocacy, Rights & Responsibilities through
entrepreneurship?
Tomorrow's Show & Share is about trading and bartering instead of buying. Have you ever traded something you no longer need for something that you want? Have you ever offered to do something for someone in exchange for them doing something for you? Tell us about it
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Life Skills Questions/Quiz
Here are the Life Skills Questions SET 2
(ANSWERS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE)
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Thematic Conncection
LIFE GOES ON FOUNDATION
"Arthur Renowitzky founded the Life Goes On Foundation (LGO) in 2008 with a mission to help people overcome challenges by spreading a positive message through our speaker series, hospital care packages, adaptive sports and an initiative for spinal cord injury awareness to find a cure."
"We were created to provide SCI survivors and their families with support to aide in the life-long process towards recovery. Life Goes on Foundation is a non-political, non-profit organization working nationally to advance the personal independence and wellness of individuals living with disabilities."
From Arthurs website Life Goes On Foundation.
Here is a video about Arthur's experices becoming an advocate for individuals with disabilities.
Presenters: Explore the LGOF website . Discuss with participants the steps Arthur may have had to take to become the activist he is.
1. Art has gotten many celebrities and athletes to wear his LGO wrist band. How might that help or hurt a cause?
2. If you had a foundation that helped others, would you have merchandise to sell to promote the foundation? Why or why not?
3. How can you use your own art to promote an organization or foundation?
What Did We Learn Today?
