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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.

YES WE CAN

Thank you

Shosh.k@beitissie.org.il