Leadership and Self-Advocacy
There are lots of ways you can help to empower your child to learn to use their voice to communicate and negotiate their own needs as they grow up.
There are lots of ways you can help to empower your child to learn to use their voice to communicate and negotiate their own needs as they grow up.
UCAN Productions
UCAN Productions is a performance and creative arts cooperative run by and for blind and partially sighted young people between the age of 7 and 25. They promote self-advocacy and self-confidence through their workshops and activities.
Guide Dogs Self-Advocacy
A guide on how to self-advocate (speak up or yourself) for young people and for parents to share with a younger child, to give them tips for when they’re not around.
Look Mentors
If you’re aged 11-29 and at school, university/college or looking for work, Look have a mentor ready to help you achieve your potential. Sign up to be matched and start chatting about anything relating to your visual impairment.
VICTA Student Portal
victastudents.org.uk/14-17-self-advocacy
You’ll find even more information on self-advocacy on the VICTA Student Portal for you to discover with your child.
