50 Years of speaking up in England—Towards an important history

The history of self‐advocacy in England has not been recorded, other than the stories of individuals and of some individual groups. We, therefore, decided to interview some leaders of the self‐advocacy movement and some people who were allies and supporters. Three researchers, two self‐advocates and...

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Published in:British journal of learning disabilities 2022-06, Vol.50 (2), p.208-219
Main Authors: Walmsley, Jan, Davies, Ian, Garratt, Danielle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrator Attitudes
Advocacy
COVID-19
Disabilities
Education history
Foreign Countries
History
Intellectual disabilities
intellectual disability
Learning disabilities
learning disability
Meetings
Pandemics
Self Advocacy
Videoconferencing
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Summary:The history of self‐advocacy in England has not been recorded, other than the stories of individuals and of some individual groups. We, therefore, decided to interview some leaders of the self‐advocacy movement and some people who were allies and supporters. Three researchers, two self‐advocates and one academic, interviewed 11 self‐advocate leaders on Zoom as the COVID lockdowns made it impossible to meet. Four allies and supporters wrote their answers to our questions, and we interviewed three others. We used the information people gave us to start writing the story of self‐advocacy from 1972 to 2002. There is a lot more to do. Accessible summary The first speaking up event in England was in 1972. This means self‐advocacy is 50 years old in 2022. This decided us to find some people who were leaders of self‐advocacy when it started. We interviewed 11 self‐advocates on zoom. We interviewed three allies and supporters and four people sent written answers to our questions. We used the information people gave us to write this story of self‐advocacy from 1972 to 2002. There is a lot more to do if we are to have a really good record of how self‐advocacy grew and developed in England, and lots more people to talk to.
ISSN:1354-4187
1468-3156
DOI:10.1111/bld.12453