Deaf Self-Advocacy Training
Deaf Self-Advocacy Training is a six-hour curriculum program that focuses on consumer education. It was developed and is promotted by the National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers. This program is founded on the belief that education within the Deaf Community should be done by the Deaf Community.
In 2010, 30 individuals from vocational rehabilitation, commissions on deafness and advocacy agencies were trained as DSAT Master Trainers. Since then the Master Trainers have gone out into the Deaf Community and trained additional trainers. Each trainer "pays it forward" by holding Deaf Self-Advocacy Training sessions within their local community.
In one year, the 30 Master Trainers were able to reach over 600 Deaf Community members with the Deaf Self-Advocacy Training curriculum.
The curriculum has eight modules that include:
- Advocacy: An Overview
- Self-Advocacy
- Self-Esteem & Self-Determination
- Working with Interpreters
- Ethics of Working with Interpreters
- Preparing for Self-Advocacy
- Utilizing Resources Around You
- Applying What You Have Learned
Updated curriculum will be made available in 2013 with more information on and for deaf-blind community members.
For questions, contact the MARIE Coordinator.
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