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PEOPLE FIRST* The purpose of People First is to create a self-directed, supportive community of adults who have developmental disabilities. People First is a "self-advocacy" and "self-help" organization. Self-advocacy is:
Self-help means:
People First helps the people who are members get better at these skills, by giving them a place to practice making decisions, helping others, and solving problems. People First meetings give people a chance to learn parliamentary procedures. At the chapter meetings people have a chance to practice debating the sides of an issue, and then taking a vote. The members of People First are trying to show other people in the community that People with developmental disabilities are regular people, who have, basically, the same interests, talents, strengths, and desires that other people have. The members of People First want to show people who don’t know about disabilities, that people with developmental disabilities are able to live and work among them. People with disabilities contribute a lot to and enrich the communities in which they live. For More Information
*With thanks to People First of Missouri |
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