•Self-advocacy is about speaking up for yourself, expressing what you need and want, and taking charge in decisions that affect you
•Learning to self-advocate is an important part of life
•We support people to self-advocate by helping them gain the skills and confidence to put across their own thoughts, needs, and wishes
•Some people can’t self-advocate and need an Advocate to speak up on their behalf
•Advocacy Friends can support people to self-advocate