Being Proud of Who You Are and Teaching Others

Self-Advocacy Leadership in Action

Class #6

The Arc Wisconsin Academy 2020-2021

This project was supported, in part by grant number 2001WISCDD-00, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees

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Technology Reminders

During class you can:

• Mute and unmute yourself

• Do this if you are not talking

• Turn the camera on and off

• Use the chat box

• View people on the screen. You can see everyone or only person speaking

• Show your reactions (give a thumbs up)

Quick IntroductionsSay your name and tell us your dream job. Here is an example…

My name is Lisa and I would love to be a network TV anchor.

What are our group rules?

This class will help you:

List why you should be proud of yourself

1

Think about ways you can teach others

2

Practice one way to contribute to your community

3

Homework –Class Five: Speaking Up

•What did you like best about your assignment?

•What did you learn from your assignment?

Famous people with disabilities

What Does it Mean to be Proud?

My story

• Why do you think I am proud of myself?

• Why do you think I am proud of having a disability?

• What do you think people without disabilities can learn from me?

• How do you think I feel when I talk about my disability?

Disability Pride Festival in Madison, WI

Disability Pride Festival

• Why would a person with a disability want to attend the festival?

• Why would people without disabilities want to attend the festival?

Why is this peacock proud?

Be proud of who we are

• I’m proud of myself because…..

• I can teach people with disabilities to…..

• I contribute to my community by...

Chris and Emma

• Chris and Emma are out on their date

• They’re eating dinner at a restaurant and having a great time

• They see the people at the next table staring and pointing at them

Chris and Emma

• What are some things Chris and Emma could do?

Teaching people without disabilities

What is one thing You would like people to

know about you?

What did we learn today?

Why people should be proud of who they are

Ways to teach others about disability

Reasons you can be proud of yourself

Remember your SMART

Goals

Homework

• There are 3 different assignments

• You should pick 1 assignment to do between now and the next time we meet

• Do not pick more than 1 assignment

Homework

Assignment 1

Find a picture that shows your answer to each sentence.

• This is a person who feels proud of themselves.

• If I did this, I’d feel very proud about myself.

• This is how I’ll feel when I’m proud of something I’ve done.

Assignment 2

Fill-in-the-blanks.

• I should feel proud of who I am

because__________________________.

• People with disabilities should feel proud of their disability

because__________.

• I could teach people without disabilities about

______________________.

Assignment 3

Watch this Sherwin Strong: Disability Pride 2017 video. Answer

the questions.

What did you think of

this class?

GOOD BAD